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Battle of San Jacinto re-enactment. Anyone going?
Is anyoen going to this? If the weather holds up I am headed out there with my 2 year old.
Booming cannons, cracking musket fire, thundering hooves and piercing war cries will resound across the San Jacinto Battleground on Saturday, April 24, as hundreds of history re-enactors recreate the events leading up to Texas winning her independence, culminating in the decisive Battle of San Jacinto.
Witness the excitement at the admission-free San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Reenactment on April 24, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. The Festival is a full day of music, entertainment, food, games and fun set amidst living history.
The battle re-enactment, which is the most popular event of the day, begins at 3 p.m. Re-enactors will dramatize the decisive battle where Gen. Sam Houston led his Texian soldiers to victory over the Mexican Army eventually leading to almost one million square miles of Mexican territory becoming a part of the United States. The re-enactors will dramatically interpret the Runaway Scrape (Texians fleeing from the advancing forces of Santa Anna), the march of the Texas Army from Gonzales to San Jacinto, the cannon duel, and the final battle between the two forces. The reenactment ends with the surrender of the Mexican Army’s General Antonio López de Santa Anna to General Houston, followed by the laying of wreaths to honor the sacrifices of both armies.
During the day visitors can wander freely among the Mexican and Texian camps to learn what the soldiers of that day were doing prior to the battle and to see how civilians lived in 1836. In the military camps, visitors will learn how to perform the close order drills of the day. A few lucky children will be chosen to stand with the cannon crew and pretend to load the cannons and will be presented with cannon soot to wear on their noses as a badge of honor.
The historically correct encampments and the Battle Re-enactment are presented by hundreds of members of the San Jacinto Volunteers and other living history organizations from across the state. These groups help families new to the state as well as native Texans understand the history of this great state.
Booming cannons, cracking musket fire, thundering hooves and piercing war cries will resound across the San Jacinto Battleground on Saturday, April 24, as hundreds of history re-enactors recreate the events leading up to Texas winning her independence, culminating in the decisive Battle of San Jacinto.
Witness the excitement at the admission-free San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Reenactment on April 24, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. The Festival is a full day of music, entertainment, food, games and fun set amidst living history.
The battle re-enactment, which is the most popular event of the day, begins at 3 p.m. Re-enactors will dramatize the decisive battle where Gen. Sam Houston led his Texian soldiers to victory over the Mexican Army eventually leading to almost one million square miles of Mexican territory becoming a part of the United States. The re-enactors will dramatically interpret the Runaway Scrape (Texians fleeing from the advancing forces of Santa Anna), the march of the Texas Army from Gonzales to San Jacinto, the cannon duel, and the final battle between the two forces. The reenactment ends with the surrender of the Mexican Army’s General Antonio López de Santa Anna to General Houston, followed by the laying of wreaths to honor the sacrifices of both armies.
During the day visitors can wander freely among the Mexican and Texian camps to learn what the soldiers of that day were doing prior to the battle and to see how civilians lived in 1836. In the military camps, visitors will learn how to perform the close order drills of the day. A few lucky children will be chosen to stand with the cannon crew and pretend to load the cannons and will be presented with cannon soot to wear on their noses as a badge of honor.
The historically correct encampments and the Battle Re-enactment are presented by hundreds of members of the San Jacinto Volunteers and other living history organizations from across the state. These groups help families new to the state as well as native Texans understand the history of this great state.
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