The Texian capture of Presidio La Bahía cut off General Cos's forces in San Antonio from coastal supply and reinforcement routes during the Texas Revolution.
Key Facts
- Date
- October 9, 1835
- Mexican casualties
- 1 killed, 3 wounded
- Texian casualties
- 1 wounded (Samuel McCulloch Jr.)
- Provisions confiscated
- $10,000 worth of provisions and several cannons
- Battle duration
- Approximately 30 minutes
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following the Texian victory at the Battle of Gonzales, Captain George Collinsworth led militia from Matagorda toward Goliad. Originally intended to kidnap General Martín Perfecto de Cos, the mission continued even after Texians learned Cos had already departed for San Antonio de Béxar, as the undermanned Mexican garrison at Presidio La Bahía remained a strategic target.
In the early hours of October 9, 1835, Texian militia used borrowed axes to break through a door into Presidio La Bahía before most of the garrison could respond. After roughly half an hour of fighting, the Mexican garrison under Colonel Juan López Sandoval surrendered. Mexican soldiers were ordered to leave Texas, and Texians seized $10,000 in provisions and several cannons.
The captured cannons and provisions were transported to support the Texian siege of Béxar. Critically, the fall of La Bahía severed General Cos's forces in San Antonio from the Texas coast, compelling them to rely on a lengthy overland route for any supplies or reinforcements, weakening their strategic position significantly.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
George Collinsworth.
Side B
1 belligerent
Juan López Sandoval.