siege, notable, nineteenth century
Siege of Béxar
Siege of Béxar was a siege conducted on 12 October 1835 at Q975, in what is now Texas, United States. It was part of the Texas Revolution, which ran from 1835 to 1836. The recorded result: Texian victory. Recorded strength: 1,200 against 600.
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Record
| Date | 12 October 1835 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Q975, Texas, United States 29.429N, 98.493W | |
| Part of | Texas Revolution (1835 to 1836) | |
| Kind | Siege, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Texian victory | |
| Belligerents | Centralist Republic of Mexico | Texian Rebels |
| Commanders | Martín Perfecto de Cos; Domingo Ugartechea; Francisco de Castañeda | Stephen F. Austin; Thomas J. Rusk; Edward M. Burleson; Benjamin R. Milam; Francis W. Johnson |
| Strength | 1,200 | 600 |
| Casualties and losses | 150 killed or wounded, 750 captured | 35 killed, wounded & captured |
Nearest engagements
- Council House Fight 1840, 0.5 km
- Battle of the Alamo 1836, 0.8 km
- Siege of the Alamo 1836, 0.8 km
- Grass Fight 1835, 2.6 km
- Battle of Concepción 1835, 4.2 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Goliad 10 October 1835
- After: Battle of Concepción 28 October 1835
- All 13 engagements of Texas Revolution
Elsewhere in 1835
- Battle of Lipantitlán United States
- Battle of Mendigorría Spain
- Battle of Macta Algeria
- Battle of Artaza Spain
- Siege of Bilbao Spain
Siege of Béxar is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (51 in Texas).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2722368, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Béxar, revision 1377357857, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.