Texian Army Revolutionary Army Army of the People | |
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Active | October 1, 1835 – April 21, 1836 |
Country | Republic of Texas |
Allegiance | Republic of Texas Consultation (Texian provisional government) Constitution of the Republic of Texas |
Type | Artillery Line infantry Militia Mounted infantry Ranger |
Role | Artillery observer Cavalry tactics Charge Desert warfare Force protection Guerrilla warfare Indirect fire Line formation Maneuver warfare Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Screening Shock tactics Skirmishers Tracking |
Size | 3,685-3,700 (approximated) |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston (WIA) James Fannin (POW) (Executed) William Travis † James Bowie † Davy Crockett † Frank W. Johnson Edward Burleson George Fisher Philip Dimmitt John Linn George Collinsworth Benjamin Milam † William Scott William Ward (POW) (Executed) George H. Burroughs Thomas H. Breece Robert C. Morris Jack Shackelford Juan Seguín Plácido Benavides Salvador Flores Manuel Leal |
The Texian Army, also known as the Revolutionary Army and Army of the People, was the land warfare branch of the Texian armed forces during the Texas Revolution. It spontaneously formed from the Texian Militia in October 1835 following the Battle of Gonzales. Along with the Texian Navy, it helped the Republic of Texas win independence from the Centralist Republic of Mexico on May 14, 1836 at the Treaties of Velasco. Although the Texas Army was officially established by the Consultation of the Republic of Texas on November 13, 1835, it did not replace the Texian Army until after the Battle of San Jacinto.[1][2]