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San Jacinto Ends Texas War and Secures Independence
The Mexican army led by Santa Anna failed to crush Texan resistance. After the Alamo and Goliad massacres, Sam Houston’s forces defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto, capturing him and forcing a treaty that recognized Texas as an independent republic. Texas later joined the United States in 1845.
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