Goliad commander James W. Fannin while a cadet at the US Military Academy during the 1820s. Courtesy of the Dallas Historical Society
Santa Anna gives the order to massacre prisoners at Goliad
Murray Montgomery
By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterThe largest single loss of life in the cause for Texas Independence occurred on March 27, 1836.It was on that Palm Sunday when Mexican troops, acting on orders from Gen. Santa Anna, executed 341 men under the command of Col. James Walker Fannin.
Wednesday, March 13, 2024