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James Fannin

January 1, 1804–March 27, 1836

James Fannin led the rebels massacred at Goliad in 1836. His defeat inspired the victory that secured Texas independence.

Fannin moved to Texas in 1834 from Georgia. When the Texas Revolution erupted in 1835, his ambition put him at the center of the action. With Jim Bowie, Fannin fought at the Battle of Concepción and participated in the siege of San Antonio.

Fannin then wanted to take the fight to Mexico by attacking Matamoros. However, when he learned that Santa Anna was preparing a massive invasion, he retired to the presidio at Goliad. There, he led the largest contingent of Texas rebels in the Mexican Army's path.

After the Alamo fell, Houston ordered Fannin to fall back from Goliad to Victoria. But Fannin hesitated, waiting five days to begin his retreat. Mexican forces overtook him at the Battle of Coleto. Though Mexican general José de Urrea sought mercy for his prisoners, Santa Anna stood firm in his orders. On Palm Sunday of 1836, the Mexican Army executed Fannin and more than three hundred of his men.

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James Fannin

James Walker Fannin, Jr. (né le ^[1]^{[source insuffisante]} - mort le ) est un militaire américain et l'un des leaders de la révolution texane de 1835-1836.

Après avoir été surpassé en nombre et s'être rendu aux autorités mexicaines lors de la Bataille de Coleto Creek, le colonel Fannin et à peu près tous ses 344 hommes sont exécutés à Goliad, sous l'ordre d'Antonio López de Santa Anna.

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Le , Fannin joint les rangs de la United States Military Academy à West Point sous le nom de James F. Walker. Il démissionne à la suite de mauvais résultats et comportements.

En 1821, il déménage à Columbus (Géorgie) et devient marchand. Le , il se marie avec Minerva Fort. Le couple a deux filles.

En 1834, Fannin s'installe à Velasco (Texas) (en), dans l'État mexicain du Coahuila y Tejas (devenu le Texas), où il possède une plantation. À partir de 1835, il fait partie de la résistance anglo-américaine contre le gouvernement mexicain du Texas. Il écrit des lettres et sollicite du financement et des volontaires pour la

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James Fannin

American military officer, planter and slave trader

James Walker Fannin Jr. (January 1, 1804– March 27, 1836) was an American military officer, planter, and slave trader who served in the Texian Army during the Texas Revolution. After being outnumbered and surrendering to the Mexican Army at the Battle of Coleto Creek, Fannin and his fellow prisoners of war were massacred soon afterward at Goliad, Texas, under Antonio López de Santa Anna's orders. He was memorialized in several place names, including a military training camp and a major city street in Houston.

Early life and family

James Fannin was born on January 1, 1804, in Georgia to Isham Fannin, a plantation owner and veteran of the War of 1812. His mother was not married to his father, and he was adopted by his maternal grandfather, James W. Walker, and raised on a plantation in Marion, Georgia.^[1] His ancestors, who spelled the family name Fanning, lived in America during the Revolutionary War, a family with divided loyalties during the conflict. Isham's father James W. Fannin d