[LISTEN TO AN AUDIO CLIP]

On a chilly April afternoon in 1836, this strip of coastal prairie rang with the boom of cannon, crack of musket fire and shouts of “Remember the Alamo!” and “Remember Goliad!” Despite being outnumbered, General Sam Houston’s army of settlers, Tejanos and foreign volunteers decisively d

The battlefield of San Jacinto is the site of the final, shocking, and decisive conflict of the Texas Revolution. General Sam Houston and his ragtag band of Texian soldiers routed General Santa Anna’s vastly superior force – in just 18 minutes.

Today the battlefield is part of the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, a historical and educational complex that includes the 570-foot San Jacinto Monument and the San Jacinto Museum of History. The museum contains displays, dioramas, artifacts and weaponry from both sides, and a dramatic film about the Battle of San Jacinto.

On a chilly April afternoon in 1836, this strip of coastal prairie rang with the boom of cannon, crack of musket fire and shouts of “Remember the Alamo!” and “Remember Goliad!” Despite being outnumbered, General Sam Houston’s army of settlers, Tejanos and foreign volunteers decisively defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna’s forces and won Texas’s independence. Today, the 1,300-acre site, San Jacinto Museum and the 567-foot tall San Jacinto Monument celebrate their sacrifice and victory.

San Jacinto Battlefield was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960.