William M McFaddin’s life as a Texas pioneer and rancher left a lasting mark on Beaumont and Jefferson County.

This video explores the rise of resistance, the fall of the Alamo, the horror of the Goliad Massacre, and the decisive victory at San Jacinto. In just eight months, the conflict forged a new ...

One of the most notorious incidents of the Texas Revolution was the Goliad “Massacre,” the Santa Anna-ordered execution of the Texian prisoners captured after the Battle of Coleto Creek. While ...

One of the most notorious incidents of the Texas Revolution was the Goliad “Massacre,” the Santa Anna-ordered execution of the Texian prisoners captured after the Battle of Coleto Creek. While ...

The 39th annual Goliad Massacre and Living History Program will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30, in the Presidio La Bahia State Historic Site, 217 Loop 71 in Goliad. Gates will open to the ...

The Battle of the Alamo and the Goliad Massacre fueled the fight, leading to Sam Houston’s decisive victory at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. Texas remained an independent republic ...

After his death at the Alamo on March 6, 1836, his brother was killed three weeks later in the Goliad Massacre, where 342 prisoners of war were executed. Thomas, 25, was born in Germany in 1811.

On March 27, they executed nearly 350 Texan prisoners, including their commander James Fannin, in what became known as the Goliad massacre. It seemed as if the Texans had nothing left in the fight ...

The fort figured in every armed conflict to wrestle Texas from Mexico, but became most famous for the Goliad Massacre. On Palm Sunday in 1836, the Mexican army executed Col. James Fannin and at ...

They were the first two skirmishes that sparked the Texas Revolution. In the March 1836 Goliad Massacre, nearly 350 Texans, many led by Col. James Fannin, were killed by Mexican troops, including five ...