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On March 11, 1836, General Sam Houston arrived at Gonzales to find nearly 350 men assembled and ready to march to the Alamo’s aid. Sadly, shortly after Houston’s arrival word reached the community that the Alamo had fallen five days earlier. The news set off the Runaway Scrape. The volunteers gathered at Goliad became the nucleus of the army that Houston took to San Jacinto. Thus, it is little wonder that their battle cry became “Remember the Alamo!”Comment:
After receiving the news of the fall of the Alamo, Sam Houston began to retreat, which did not go over very well with his men. During the retreat, there was a massacre of Fannin's men at Goliad. But victory was achieved at San Jacinto about a month later.
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