The Battle of San Jacinto takes place on April 21, 1836, in present-day La Porte and Deer Park, Texas (near modern-day Houston). It was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution, where a smaller Texan army under General Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna leading to the Texan victory over Mexico and the capture of General Santa Anna.
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