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Battle of Goliad

Battle of Goliad was a battle fought on 10 October 1835 at Presidio La Bahía, in what is now Texas, United States. It was part of the Texas Revolution, which ran from 1835 to 1836. The recorded result: Texian victory. Recorded strength: 125 militia against 50 infantry.

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Торжественная церемония приёма в состав Военно-Морского Флота ракетного подводного крейсера стратегического назначения проекта «Борей-А» (955А) «Князь Владимир» и подъёма на нём Военно-Морского Андрее
Торжественная церемония приёма в состав Военно-Морского Флота ракетного подводного крейсера стратегического назначения проекта «Борей-А» (955А) «Князь Владимир» и подъёма на нём Военно-Морского Андрее. Министерство обороны Российской Федерации, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 October 1835
WherePresidio La Bahía, Texas, United States28.647N, 97.382W
OutcomeTexian victory
BelligerentsTexian RebelsagainstCentralist Republic of Mexico
Casualties and losses1 woundedand1–3 killed; 3–7 wounded
Part ofTexas Revolution1835 to 1836

Where it sits in the Texas Revolution

San Felipe Incident, 1835Battle of Gonzales, 1835Battle of Goliad, 1835Siege of Béxar, 1835Battle of Concepción, 1835Grass Fight, 1835Battle of Coleto, 1836Battle of Refugio, 1836Battle of the Alamo, 1836Siege of the Alamo, 1836Battle of San Patricio, 1836Battle of Agua Dulce, 1836Battle of Matamoros, 1836Battle of San Jacinto, 183618351836Battle of Goliad, 1835
14 placed engagements of the Texas Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 October 1835
PlacePresidio La Bahía, Texas, United States
28.647N, 97.382W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength125 militia50 infantry
Casualties and losses1 wounded1–3 killed; 3–7 wounded
Commanders
  • James Fannin
  • Philip Dimmitt
  • John Lin (soldier)
  • George Collinsworth
  • Benjamin Milam
Battle of GoliadBattle of GoliadBattle of ColetoGreat Raid of 1840Battle of San PatricioBattle of LipantitlánBattle of GonzalesBattle of ColetoBattle of San PatricioBattle of LipantitlánBattle of GonzalesSan AntonioCorpus ChristiKingsvilleBay CityBeevilleNew BraunfelsAlice100 km28.647N, 97.382W
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Battle of Goliad is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (66 in Texas).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2574486, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Goliad, revision 1378642813, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.