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James Walker Fannin, Jr (Georgia, 1º gennaio 1804 – Goliad, 27 marzo 1836) è stato un politico e militare statunitense, leader del Texas durante la rivoluzione texana. Fu catturato durante la Battaglia di Coleto e assassinato per ordine del generale Antonio López de Santa Anna .
When Fannin commenced his retreat on March 19, he was already too late. In the afternoon, at an unfavorable place in the open prairie, Fannin's immediate force of 200 men was overtaken by Urrea's advance. The next day, after fighting in which twenty-seven Americans were killed and many, including the commander, were severely wounded, Fannin ...
James Fannin led the Texas rebels massacred at Goliad in 1836. His defeat inspired the victory that secured Texas independence. Image: Samuel Morris, Portrait of James Walker Fannin, ca. 1830.
22 de mar. de 2018 · The execution of James W. Fannin, Jr.'s command in the Goliad Massacre was not without precedent, however, and Mexican president and general Antonio López de Santa Anna, who ultimately ordered the exterminations, was operating within Mexican law.
Fannin Battleground State Historic Site. After Col. James W. Fannin surrendered to Mexican forces, Gen. Santa Anna ordered him and his men executed in nearby Goliad, against the wishes of other Mexican commanders. The surrender, and unanticipated execution, inflamed the Texas cause, spurring the battle cry “Remember Goliad!”.
James Fannin led the rebels massacred at Goliad in 1836. His defeat inspired the victory that secured Texas independence. Fannin moved to Texas in 1834 from Georgia. When the Texas Revolution erupted in 1835, his ambition put him at the center of the action. With Jim Bowie, Fannin fought at the Battle of Concepción and participated in the ...
7 de mar. de 2024 · James Fannin, commander of a sizeable force of about 400 men at Goliad, started for San Antonio, but returned to his fort. A few others trickled in, including David Crockett with his Tennessee volunteers and Albert Martin with thirty-two men from Gonzales, who slipped over the Alamo walls on March 1.
