Inner West Side in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
The Grass Fight
Photographed by James Hulse, July 8, 2022
1. The Grass Fight Marker
Inscription.
The Grass Fight. . Near this site on Nov. 26, 1835, occurred the Grass Fight, one of the least decisive but certainly most unusual battles of the Texas War for Independence. For more than a month, the Texan forces, composed of both Anglo- and Mexican-Texans, had camped near San Antonio de Bexar waiting for an opportunity to engage the army of the Centralist regime stationed in the city. Erastus "Deaf" Smith, a Texas scout, learned that a Mexican pack train carrying silver to pay the garrison would arrive in Bexar. On Nov. 26 Smith sighted an approaching caravan and alerted the Texas camp. Col. James Bowie led about 100 volunteers while others followed Col Edward Burleson near the junction of Alazan, Apache and San Pedro creeks, the Texans overtook the pack train. Soldiers from the garrison in Bexar rode to aid their comrades, but the Texans forced them to retreat and captured the pack animals. About 50 Mexican soldiers were killed in the clash; two Texans were wounded., In the packs the Texans found not silver but hay that Mexican troops had foraged for their livestock. Two weeks later, supported by a contingent under Juan N. Seguin, Ben Milam led Texan volunteers in the storming of Bexar, expelling the Centralist army and setting the stage for the Siege of the Alamo, Feb. 23 - March 6,1836.
Near this site on Nov. 26, 1835, occurred the Grass Fight, one of the least decisive but certainly most unusual battles of the Texas War for Independence. For more than a month, the Texan forces, composed of both Anglo- and Mexican-Texans, had camped near San Antonio de Bexar waiting for an opportunity to engage the army of the Centralist regime stationed in the city. Erastus "Deaf" Smith, a Texas scout, learned that a Mexican pack train carrying silver to pay the garrison would arrive in Bexar. On Nov. 26 Smith sighted an approaching caravan and alerted the Texas camp. Col. James Bowie led about 100 volunteers while others followed Col Edward Burleson near the junction of Alazan, Apache and San Pedro creeks, the Texans overtook the pack train. Soldiers from the garrison in Bexar rode to aid their comrades, but the Texans forced them to retreat and captured the pack animals. About 50 Mexican soldiers were killed in the clash; two Texans were wounded.
In the packs the Texans found not silver but hay that Mexican troops had foraged for their livestock. Two weeks later, supported by a contingent under Juan N. Seguin, Ben Milam led Texan volunteers in the storming of Bexar, expelling the Centralist army and setting the stage for the Siege of the Alamo, Feb. 23 - March 6,1836.
Erected 1982 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13358.)
Location. 29° 25.353′ N, 98° 30.839′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in the Inner West Side. It is at the intersection of West C้sar E Chแvez Boulevard and South Brazos Street, on the right when traveling east on West C้sar E Chแvez Boulevard.
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The marker is located along the highway at the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1501 W C้sar E Chแvez Blvd, San Antonio TX 78207, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
2. The Grass Fight Marker on the corner of the intersection
Texas State Historical Association (Submitted on July 9, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, July 8, 2022
3. The view of the Grass Fight Marker from across the street
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,598 times since then and 119 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
