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Reassessing the Location of Vince's Bridge: Critical Prelude to the Battle of San Jacinto

Reassessing the Location of Vince's Bridge: Critical Prelude to the Battle of San Jacinto Reassessing the Location of Vince's Bridge: Critical Prelude to the Battle of San Jacinto C. David Pomeroy Jr. Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 112, Number 4, April 2009, pp. 410-427 (Article) Published by Texas State Historical Association DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/swh.2009.0065 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/408490/summary Access provided at 18 Feb 2020 07:25 GMT from JHU Libraries All three armies present at the Battle of San Jacinto crossed Vince's Bayou. The destruction of the bridge over that small, muddy bayou would delay reinforcements to or retreat by the Mexican army. Map drawn by the author. Reassessing the Location of Vince's Bridge: Critical Prelude to the Battle ofSanJacinto C. David PomeroyJr.* Vince's Bridge, or rather its destruction on April 21, 1836, is an important event in Texas history because it delayed the escape of Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna from the Battle of San Jacinto, resulting in his capture the next and giving the Texans cru- cial momentum in their war for independence. En route to San Jacinto, the armies of Mexican generals Santa Anna and Martin Perfecto de Cos and Texian General Sam Houston each crossed Vince's Bridge. Santa Anna and Cos had traveled from Thompson's Crossing on http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southwestern Historical Quarterly Southwest Center (Univ of Arizona)

Reassessing the Location of Vince's Bridge: Critical Prelude to the Battle of San Jacinto

Pomeroy, C. David.
Southwestern Historical Quarterly , Volume 112 (4) – Jul 6, 2011
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Reassessing the Location of Vince's Bridge: Critical Prelude to the Battle of San Jacinto C. David Pomeroy Jr. Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 112, Number 4, April 2009, pp. 410-427 (Article) Published by Texas State Historical Association DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/swh.2009.0065 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/408490/summary Access provided at 18 Feb 2020 07:25 GMT from JHU Libraries All three armies present at the Battle of San Jacinto crossed Vince's Bayou. The destruction of the bridge over that small, muddy bayou would delay reinforcements to or retreat by the Mexican army. Map drawn by the author. Reassessing the Location of Vince's Bridge: Critical Prelude to the Battle ofSanJacinto C. David PomeroyJr.* Vince's Bridge, or rather its destruction on April 21, 1836, is an important event in Texas history because it delayed the escape of Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna from the Battle of San Jacinto, resulting in his capture the next and giving the Texans cru- cial momentum in their war for independence. En route to San Jacinto, the armies of Mexican generals Santa Anna and Martin Perfecto de Cos and Texian General Sam Houston each crossed Vince's Bridge. Santa Anna and Cos had traveled from Thompson's Crossing on

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