. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . the central government. This gavea pretext for the separation of Texas, and thatprovince declared its independence. ImmediatelySanta-Anna abandoned his estate to take the fieldin person, and in February. 1836, passed the RioGrande with men. On 6 April he stormedthe Alamo fort at San Antonio, killed its defend-ers, afterward massacred the garrison of Goliad,and for several weeks was victorious. But on 21April he was surprised at San Jacinto, and totallyrouted by the Texan army under Gen. SamuelHouston. He fled, but was captured three daysaf
. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . the central government. This gavea pretext for the separation of Texas, and thatprovince declared its independence. ImmediatelySanta-Anna abandoned his estate to take the fieldin person, and in February. 1836, passed the RioGrande with men. On 6 April he stormedthe Alamo fort at San Antonio, killed its defend-ers, afterward massacred the garrison of Goliad,and for several weeks was victorious. But on 21April he was surprised at San Jacinto, and totallyrouted by the Texan army under Gen. SamuelHouston. He fled, but was captured three daysafterward, and was fortunate in escaping retalia-tion for his cruel execution of Texan troops. Hegave a written order to his second in command toretire across the Rio Grande, and on 14 May signeda treaty with the provisional president of Texas,David . lie was a prisoner for eight months,but was finally sent by Gen. Houston to the UnitedStates, and released in February, 1837. On his re-. 394 SAXTA-ANXA SAXTACILIA turn to Mexico he was coldly received and retiredto his estate. When Vera Cruz was attacked bythe French fleet on 27 Nov., 1838, Santa-Annaoffered his services to the government, was ap-pointed commander-in-chief, and prepared the cityfor resistance. Before daybreak of 5 Dec. a land-ing force of the French surprised his headquartersand captured his second in command, Gen. Arista,but he had time to escape, and, gathering histroops, he forced the French to re-embark. Nearthe port he was wounded by a cannon-ball, and itwas found necessary to amputate his left leg. Byhis valiant defence he regained his popularity,and when President Bustamante left to suppressthe revolution of Tamaulipas, congress appointedSanta-Anna his substitute. Notwithstanding thathis wound had not yet healed, he was transportedto the capital, and took charge of the executivefrom 17 Feb., 1839, till 11 July, when he retired tohis estate. He was afterward made general com-mander of the coast d
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