THE BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO

THE BATTLE OF
SAN JACINTO
and the
SAN JACINTO CAMPAIGN

by
L. W. Kemp and Ed Kilman

COPYRIGHT, 1947
by
L. W. KEMP and ED KILMAN
Second Printing

Printed in the United States of America
The Webb Printing Co., Inc., Houston

The Battle of San Jacinto
and the
San Jacinto Campaign

FOREWORD

San Jacinto, birthplace of Texas liberty!... San Jacinto, one of the world’s decisive battles!... San Jacinto, where, with cries of “Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!” Sam Houston and his ragged band of 910 pioneers routed Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, President and Dictator of Mexico and self-styled “Napoleon of the West,” with his proud army, and changed the map of North America!