[Sca-cooks] Texas history

[Terry Decker]

Houston was placed in command of the Army of Texas by the newly formed
government of the Republic between November 2-4, 1835.  On April 21, 1836,
he defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto.  He was sworn in as the first
President of the Republic of Texas on October 22.

BTW, the Republic of Texas consisted of the land between the Rio Grande (Rio
Bravo del Norte) and the Nueces River, an area considerably less than the
state of Texas.

Bear

>> Actually at the time of the Battle of San Jacinto, I think Sam Houston
>> was only the General of the Army, not the first President of the Republic
>> of Texas.
>
>He was the first President of the Republic of Texas (or so says my history
>book).
>
>Misha