Battle of Refugio

Overview

The Battle of Refugio was fought from March 12–15, 1836, near Refugio, Texas. Mexican General José Urrea and 1,500 Centralista soldiers fought against Amon B. King and his 28 American volunteers and Lieutenant Colonel William Ward and his approximately 120 Americans. The battle, a part of the Goliad Campaign of the Texas Revolution, resulted in a Mexican victory and splintered Texan resistance.

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Significance

The Battle of Refugio, fought March 12–15, 1836, near Refugio, Texas, was part of the Goliad Campaign of the Texas Revolution. A force of roughly 1,500 Mexican Centralista soldiers under General José Urrea engaged two separate Texan detachments — Amon B. King's 28 volunteers and Lieutenant Colonel William Ward's approximately 120 men — resulting in a Mexican victory. The engagement splintered Texan resistance in the region, weakening the cohesion of Texan forces during a critical phase of the revolution. With approximately 100 Texan casualties, the battle demonstrated the vulnerability of small, dispersed Texan units to concentrated Mexican forces and contributed to the broader collapse of the Goliad defensive effort.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (4)