The Texas Revolution: Siege of Béxar
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With the Mexican cavalry detachment sent retreating after the Battle of Gonzales, the Texians prepared for the phase of the war, removing the Centralist troops from Texas. However, just as the dragoons ride out of the vicinity of the rebellious town. General Martin Perfecto de Cos arrives on the Texas coast with a force of 500 men to suppress the rebellion that has risen up in the state. With the arrival of Cos, more men rise to fight back against what they see as a Centralist takeover of the state. San Antonio de Bexar, the regional capital, becomes a vacuum that pulls in the various armed groups in the state. That will result in a month-long siege and a chaotic street-to-street battle for supremacy on the Mexican Frontier. The result of this fight will prompt a major reaction from the very President of the Mexican Republic, who decides it is finally time for him to march in and settle things for good.
Intro 0:00
Ad 1:18
Battle of Goliad 2:44
Austin advances towards Bexar 5:25
Army Compositions 6:15
Texians surround Bexar 7:47
Battle of Concepcion 9:28
Texians capture Fort Lipantitlan 14:30
Siege of Bexar continues 16:37
Texas Consultation 17:40
Burleson replaces Austin 18:40
The Grass Fight 20:07
Ben Milam rallies the Texians 22:57
Battle for Bexar begins, Dec 5 24:30
Battle for Bexar, Dec 6 27:06
Battle for Bexar, Dec 7 27:45
Battle for Bexar, Dec 8 29:57
Cos Surrenders, Dec 9 32:18
Bexar conquered, war over? 32:57
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Sources:
Texian Iliad - A Military History of the Texas Revolution by Stephen L. Hardin
Eighteen Minutes: The Battle of San Jacinto and the Texas Independence Campaign by Stephen L. Moore
Texas State Historical Association
Music from Filmstro
Script Writer - Saris
Map Maker - Saris
Historical Consultant - Josiah C.W. Neal
Background sounds - Cajun1862
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@MrSpirit99
5 ай бұрын
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@garygood6804
4 ай бұрын
Scam.
@vanringo
3 ай бұрын
@MrSpirit99 they give him money let him advertise.
@vanringo
3 ай бұрын
@WarhawkYT it is Mission Concepción concep si on is how it would be said.
@MrSpirit99
3 ай бұрын
@@vanringo He can, and VPNs are somewhat useful, but selling them as security devices is just wrong.
I miss your Civil War series, however, am enjoying this new series on Texas independence.
@JohnJohn-pe5kr
5 ай бұрын
He is taking a break from civil war but I miss it too
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
We will go back to the civil war after this. I’ve been working on the civil war for 3 years and I’ve been kinda burnt out on it.
@WyomingTraveler
5 ай бұрын
I understand burn out. I enjoyed your Civil War series a lot. I am also enjoying the Texas Revolution series. I lived in San Antonio for 15 years, so was familiar with many of the locations you discussed in this video. @@WarhawkYT
@HiMyNameisAndy91
4 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYTabsolutely adore this channel. It is one of my all time favorite historical KZread channels.
@chandlersnyder308
4 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYTwhen are you going to make the Battle of the Alamo?
this is pretty great. Hope you will cover the American-Mexican war as well.
Love your videos. Don't ever stop. Also although you said you wanted to step away from the ACW but I hope your return to it eventually as I was really looking forward to your video on Antietam. Regardless keep up the good work
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Not leaving, just taking a break 😉
@alexanderswift6362
5 ай бұрын
Awesome. :-)@@WarhawkYT
The fact that you are calling the two sides Federalists and Centralists means you did more research than 90% of the people who’ve covered this conflict already
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
If it’s one thing I know, it’s the Texas Revolution. Being a native Texan and history buff, I’ve deep dived into the history. Making sure my information is up to stuff. One thing you might notice in the later videos, I quit calling them those terms as we get to the Declaration of Independence. Now the fight is between two countries.
I live in Tennessee and have family in Texas. We are historically joined and will still come to the aid of each other.
very impressed that you actually use an accurate map of early texas
Heck yeah!!! Warhawk is back! I love your style. You taught me a lot about the early Civil War that I had no clue about. You really put it into a perspective that showed just how intense and high stakes it was for all sides. A tenuous power balance and brutal slug match; what a terrible thing for our countrymen to go through. If you ever delve back into the mid-late eras, I'm there!
Well done! Not only have you did an excellent job presenting a battle I never even heard off, but you showed the Mexicans soldiers and the commanders as professionals.
Man, these have been fantastic, thank you! So excited about this series!
I like your videos. Your maps look complicated yet simple at the same time.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
Man, would love a colaboración con Wild West Extravaganza ...my Texas brothers are amazing.Louisiana here...i wanna move to Texas. If Texas falls, we fall. Long Live Texas!
WATCHED THIS WHOLE PLAY LIST. First time yesterday....found it very informative,and it seems your team stuck to facts and kept personnel oppion clear,great on that. .The way you present the Texans its a surprise that they won...Will deffently be back to watch other vidio sets.good luck on next.
Been waiting forever for content to come out from the channel. Thanks.
This series is just starting and I'm loving it. Greetings from Argentina🇦🇷
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just found your channel and I am impressed. The production quality and the amount of researched information is astounding! Can’t wait for the siege of the Alamo and the second battle of goliad (the massacre). I was just there. Truly hallowed ground in Texas.
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
Thank you patsik, I appreciate a lot!
Very nicely done - look forward to more about the TExas Revolution!
Just found your channel. I’m a history buff and a native of San Antonio. You’ve clearly done your homework. Very well done, I’ll be sticking around and I look forward to watching more of your work.
This was an amazing watch! I am loving your content and will try an show some support soon thank you for your work!
Awesome! Can't wait for the rest of this series!
Really enjoying the depth of your Texas series. Thanks.
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it!
I like that you have done a series on the Texas revolution. Because there are not alot of videos about it on KZread, at least not this detailed. Also I have been to both the Alamo and San Jacinto battlefields.
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
Thanks histography, texas rev is my bread and butter and was always let down by the quality/quantity of videos regarding the war
Great video and series, please keep up the good work!
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, will do!
Just excellent as always.
Great as always, big guy. Love your format.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Thanks bb
That was soooo good! I can't wait for the next video!
Great Detail!
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome series! Please keep it up.
Man I love this channel. Keep it up man.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Meow
Really well done. Completely enjoyed it and learned a few things I had long forgotten.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
Very well done, nice attention to detail without bogging down in the minutae.
Impressive ! I knew basically nothing about the Texas Revolution. Thanks for the remedy.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
You bet!
Every time I see you guys upload I smile. Thank you!
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
I appreciate it Shifty!
i cant help but wonder how different (if at all?) this summary would be if you had access to sources written in spanish. nevertheless, excellent video!
Don’t mess with Texas!! Wooo!!! Love to see you, Warhawk!!!
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Yee yee brother
I am really enjoying this series! Great work!
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@joshuahardy8011
4 ай бұрын
@WarhawkYT which video editing program do you use for these videos?
Great Job!!!
my boy got that good content
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
hell yeah
Love the History Lesson. Keep Em Coming!
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Thanks! Will do!
It’s glorious.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
You’re glorious
Awesome vid and it happens that i don't know a lot of stuff about this war only the Alamo battle with Bunn and Crocket died and more men and the battle after Alamo but i don't remember the name so very good info. Can you continue with "The French and Indian War" too that i know some stuff but i would love to see the next vids about that war too. Thanks for the vid have a nice Sunday.👍👍🙌🙌
Another well done video. Will you have a video out to commemorate the Battle of the Alamo in time for it's anniversary on March 6th? I'll be looking forward to the next video in the series. The "Ben Milam Tree" is still standing to this day and you can see it on a river tour.
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
I doubt ill get it done by the anniversary, but im like 3/4s done
Nice work cannot wait to see the whole series.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
I’m exited as well! Next video is going to be awesome!
@Edge51
5 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYT I sub-ed and I learned a few things I did not know previously about the lead up. We can agree to disagree on pronunciation otherwise I like the video and NO AI voice over!
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
ive never used AI voiceover ive narrated every video lol
@Edge51
5 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYT a lot of channels are now and it ruins the video quickly especially when it is pronouncing names or cities in Eastern Europe or Russia
What video editing software do you use? I love channels like yours and Epic History TVs and I want to take a crack at covering a conflict.
Your channel is amazing! The most I as a finn has learned about U.S battles history. Especially the civil war. Texas is ofc an important part as an border state and one of the most recent joined states, and the contemporary situation looks a bit like finland, we got rushed by "refugees" from russia, and closed the border.
@javel114
4 ай бұрын
And nothing new with intrusions from the opfor. Most people arriving at our border are combat aged men, from Syria, Afghanistan etc.. Plus our international police branch estimates 40% of about 150 workers at the Russian embassy in helsinki are on espionage mission.
Love your channel.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Yoooo your channel has the best Texas independent series waiting for the 3rd one when will it be out ?
@WarhawkYT
3 ай бұрын
Thanks bro, I appreciate it! Part 3 will be out Saturday at 9am cst!
really interesting video, I had no idea the siege nearly failed
Outstanding
Well done. Very well done indeed. Cheers from Tennessee
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
The given number of Texian dead and wounded during the 3 day battle to take the Town's Plaza just don't tally with the Mexican dead. This is close quarter house to house fighting and would have left probably equal numbers of dead on either side. Mexican moral never broke during their steady push back into the Town centre. They had a small company of sharp shooters in reserve and twice flanked the Texians [both beaten off]. Wikipedia gives different numbers completely. Anyone have any idea of the real numbers of dead and wounded during this intense 3 day battle during the overall siege. Also sieges of length in this period would have produced many non-combat dead. Any thoughts and points would be great.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Besides the 750 captured (the remaining army), my causalities mirrors the one on Wikipedia.
Good history that gets little notice in today's world.
Excellent 🦅
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
eggcellent
Maps are coming along nicely Warhawk! ACW please though!!!!!
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
We will promise 😉
Someone should actually make a movie series on the texas Revolution
will you also cover the battle of Monterrey?!😄
I read somewhere that the reason the Mexican Army's marksmanship was so bad in these battles was because the French & English had sold them old Muskets with barrels so worn down they couldn't hit the broadside of a barn? In your research have you come upon anything like this explanation?
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
Oh yes definitely, the Mexicans bought all the surplus rifles from the European powers. Probably guns used during the napoleonic wars. Not only that but what I told another, they also bought poor powder as well. Theres a few reports of Texians being shot but the balls just bouncing off because they had no power behind their shots. When the Texians captured Mexican powder, they would just dump it because it was useless compared to the powder they have.
@loslobos786
4 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYT thank you, I had heard about the bullets bouncing off but I had always thought that was obvious propaganda. However hearing about the Powder being so bad it all makes sense now. Again thank you. Keep up the good work love your stuff.
A+ It’s kind of strange after watching your civil war stuff where thousands of soldiers fought a battle to watch this series where battles had less than 200 people.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I find it interesting that no battle in the texas revolution never reached 2200 combatants
Great video and love your civil war series! Man, it is so crazy how poorly the Mexican Army's forces are. I get that most of the army was demoralized and had no interest in fighting, but how are they still numerically superior but yet still can barely graze the Texans? I am guessing most of the Mexican army was conscripted and fired their guns only a handful of times ever before being sent into battle. Not to mention the Texans superior rifles, commanders and fighting spirit.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, their men were not happy being there, their guns and ammunition sucked. Actually at Concepcion, one Texian was hit by a bullet and it bounced off because the Mexican powder was horrible. Did you watch my army composition section?
Good!❤👍🤟
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Thanks 🔥
Sega needs to make a total war game set during the Spanish American war or the Texas revolution with south and Central America as the main focus
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
Nah sega needs to make a Victoria total war and have this as a dlc or expansion
@levianderson80
4 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYT that’s a fucking vibe
Also, It is not pronounced like Be-har. It is pronounce like Bear. The "X" is silent.
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
Thanks Adam i appreciate it
Not that i dont like these cause i do (i still stand by the statement that you're the best and most underrated military history youtuber) but where are the civil war videos!? I need to know how the story ends! Lol seriously though keep up the good work sir!
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
Thanks Archangel! I’m taking a break from the civil war (been working on it for 3 years) and will get back to it when I’m done with my texas rev miniseries
@archangel2709
4 ай бұрын
@WarhawkYT makes sense! Take all the time you need! You do great work and don't get enough attention from the algorithm, in my opinion. Definitely appreciate your work sir.
When is the antietam video coming?
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Whenever it comes out
can you do the whole texas revolution?
@WarhawkYT
3 ай бұрын
We are, we have more videos, the Goliad Massacre and San Jacinto
I found out on Ancestory that I'm related to Stephen Austin, Sam Houston and David Crockett.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
That’s quite specific lol
@tbolt2948
4 ай бұрын
I found out on Ancestory. Surprised the hell out of me
"Who will go with old Ben Milam into San Antonio?" what a legend.
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
Hell yeah, Milam is one of my favorites
20:22 So it's spelled "Deaf" but pronounced like "deef". But over all good video! There were a few other mispronunciations, too, but I don't know that they matter as much. Much appreciated.
@WarhawkYT
2 ай бұрын
Thanks I realized I said deaf wrong after the fact.
@lucius_cursor
2 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYT All good! Overall the video was very good and I have watched the series so far and enjoyed it! Great job!
Vaunted*
Are you going to do the Mexican-American war too?
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
At some point, we going back to our regular civil war videos afterwards
OH HELL YEAH BROTHER
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
YEE YEE BROTHER
@thyweebo
4 ай бұрын
This was excellent. Thank you.
Good stuff! However, I much prefer your Civil War content. Kinda wish you would have taken a break from that AFTER the conclusion of the Maryland Campaign instead of right before its climax.
In a 3 day, house to house fight, the Mexican garrison only inflicted 35 casualties on a 700 man force? What are they shooting at?
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Besides the Alamo and Coleto Creek, the Mexicans have a hard time killing the Texians. The texians used modern rifles compared to the brown besses of the Mexican army. Yeah that might be the standard infantry gun of the day but also, one note people don’t take into consideration is the quality of the powder. The powder that the Mexicans used was cheap and did not have the same hitting power compared to the texians. There are reports of some Mexican balls bouncing off the Texians because their powder was so useless.
Lol, hol' up. Austin wanted to attack, but the men who were bored from a lack of action were like naawww bro, were good. Then they start complaining again about a lack of action. Then Burleson is like: ok, lets attack, but again they were like naww.....but then again they were like but now were bored. LOL.....just LOL.....
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
yeah frontier militia warfare is wildddddd
Sgt. Slug
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
Sluggy
PRONOUNCE LA CONCEPCION -
..If the streets of san Antonio could talk
One must imagine Saris Texan.
Just an FYI. Bexar is pronounced BEAR, not BAY HAR
@WarhawkYT
17 күн бұрын
Yes I know, many have told me a lot. It’s historical pronunciation is bay har
LONG LIVE TEXAS!!!
@liberalman8319
5 ай бұрын
Texas belongs to Mexico 🇲🇽
Sorry to be that guy. Bexar is pronounced bear. Born and raised Texan and that fact as always annoyed me as bear is bear not Bexar. But trust me it's pronounced bear.
@WarhawkYT
2 ай бұрын
Yes the anglicized pronunciation of Bexar is Bear, as you said it. But the Hispanic pronunciation is bey-har as I said it.
god bless TEXAS
pronounced bear
@WarhawkYT
3 ай бұрын
That’s the anglicized version
Love the content, but it is pronounced "bear".
@WarhawkYT
Ай бұрын
Thanks. The modern pronunciation is near but during the Hispanic period it’s bey-har
It’s pronounced- La Ba Hee ya
Good stuff ... except for Texas lol
Crazy how the texanos (Hispanics) helped Austin and yet they treat all Hispanics like shit now and days
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
history is crazy
@moic9704
3 ай бұрын
Juan Seguin is basically a Texan Coriolanus, imagine being a hero of a rebellion and then you have to abandon your own homeland and then join the army of your former enemy.
So far it seems insubordination is Texas’ greatest power. If you want to know where the stereotype of the insubordinate badass who plays by his own rules yet gets the job done battles like these helped ingrain that trope.
It's pronounced bear not be har
@WarhawkYT
12 сағат бұрын
Not in 1836, it was beyhar
PRONOUNCE - LA BAHIA CORRECTLY YOU NON TEXAN!
@WarhawkYT
4 күн бұрын
womp womp
Glory to the Texians!
@liberalman8319
4 ай бұрын
God bless Mexico 🇲🇽 for defending their own country against invaders.
If you really want to know how the " Texians " thought , go to about the 16:50 mark until you get to the " drinking and pot shot shooting part " . You are taught that from a young age in Texas. 🤣
Just saying but an interesting fact about Sam Houston is that before Robert E Lee married his wife Sam Houston datted her.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
That’s cool
So, America’s Stalingrad. Interesting.
@WarhawkYT
5 ай бұрын
It what way lol
@wyattmcgee1
5 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYT Well…it was a grueling urban street-to-street, house-to-house, and room-to-room battle.
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
@@wyattmcgee1 lol not as bloody though
@wyattmcgee1
4 ай бұрын
@@WarhawkYT Fair enough lol
That’s BuHAR, not BAYhar
@WarhawkYT
4 ай бұрын
Thanks
When do you get to the part of the murderous illegal immigrant Davey Crockett?
Texans wanted to be "free" to own slaves. Fact. End of story. 😭
Guess no civil war content sad! - Trump
@blooblefwarden4432
5 ай бұрын
Texas content is G
@jeff_underscore9244
5 ай бұрын
@@blooblefwarden4432 no
@cbbees1468
5 ай бұрын
@@jeff_underscore9244Trump lives in your head rent free, I suppose you take after your mother and the dad who abandoned you never taught you how to grow up.
@jeff_underscore9244
5 ай бұрын
@@JohnJohn-pe5kr didn’t ask you bud
@bearsausage8599
5 ай бұрын
@@jeff_underscore9244 Texas content is in fact cool.
I met alot of dudes from Texas in the marine corp.