battle, notable, nineteenth century
Grass Fight
Grass Fight was a battle fought on 26 November 1835 at Texas, 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: ≈140 cavalry and infantry against 100–150 cavalry and infantry; 1 cannon.
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Where it sits in the Texas Revolution
Record
| Date | 26 November 1835 | |
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| Place | Texas, United States 29.410N, 98.510W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | ≈140 cavalry and infantry | 100–150 cavalry and infantry; 1 cannon |
| Casualties and losses | 4 wounded; 1 deserted | 3 killed; 14 wounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Council House Fight 1840, 2.3 km NE
- Siege of Béxar 1835, 2.6 km NE
- Battle of Concepción 1835, 2.9 km SE
- Battle of the Alamo 1836, 2.9 km NE
- Siege of the Alamo 1836, 2.9 km NE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1835 and 1840.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Concepción 28 October 1835
- After: Battle of Coleto 1836
- All 14 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
Grass Fight is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (58 in Texas).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2723005, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Grass Fight, revision 1385318802, 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.