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rdfs:label | - Battle of Galveston Harbor (1837)
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rdfs:comment | - The Battle of Galveston Harbor, or the Battle of Galveston Bay was a naval engagement between the Republic of Texas and Mexico in Galveston Harbor on August 26, 1837. After the end of the Texas Revolution in 1836, Mexico and the newly-declared Republic of Texas sporadically fought at sea. Texas, hoping to gain independence and Mexico, hoping to reassert control over Texas.
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Caption | - Invincible engaging two Mexican warships in Galveston Harbor.
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Result | - Decisive Mexican victory
- End of the First Texas Navy
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Conflict | - Battle of Galveston Harbor
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abstract | - The Battle of Galveston Harbor, or the Battle of Galveston Bay was a naval engagement between the Republic of Texas and Mexico in Galveston Harbor on August 26, 1837. After the end of the Texas Revolution in 1836, Mexico and the newly-declared Republic of Texas sporadically fought at sea. Texas, hoping to gain independence and Mexico, hoping to reassert control over Texas.
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