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Photographer: Richard Denney
Taken: November 2, 2014
Caption: Roads to San Jacinto
Additional Description: Informational sign at nearby San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site detailing the role of Lynch's Ferry in the Battle of San Jacinto.


The Roads to San Jacinto
The location of the fateful battle was decided by geography and roads.
General Santa Anna led a small force of about 650 Mexican troops to destroy the Texan provisional government in New Washington. When this failed, he burned the town and turned back to meet the rest of his army. On the way, he learned from his scouts that the rebels were camped along his route. The 900 or so Texans under General Sam Houston learned of Santa Anna’s vulnerability from a captured Mexican courier the day before. They raced eastward from Harrisburg to prevent Santa Anna from crossing the San Jacinto River at Lynch’s ferry. Confrontation was finally at hand.

Caption: Mexican cavalry scouts spy the Texan camp near the Harrisburg Road, now a part of Independence Parkway.
Submitted: November 3, 2014, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas.
Database Locator Identification Number: p290967
File Size: 1.748 Megabytes

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