Mexican Defeat at San Jacinto

The Mexican Defeat at San Jacinto Throughout history, when armies face each other in battle, the victor usually is the greater, mightier, more experienced of the two armies. Occasionally, the victor is the smaller, more cunning, and more resourceful army that is able to win because of the incompetence of its adversary. This happened in the battle of San Jacinto between Texan revolutionaries and the Mexican army. Despite more than adequate soldiers and supplies, the …

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