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In the Texas Revolution, following the Battle of Goliad and the Battle of the Alamo, Texan soldiers would use the battle cry "Remember Goliad! Remember the Alamo!"
The rallying cry referred to the Goliad Massacre, not a 'Battle of Goliad.' Historians identify the second half of the slogan as a response to the March 27, 1836 execution of Texan prisoners at Goliad.
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This sentence names the wrong Goliad event.
Authoritative Texas history sources say the famous cry "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!" came from the Goliad Massacre (the execution of Fannin's captured men on March 27, 1836), not from a so-called "Battle of Goliad."
- The Handbook of Texas entry on the Battle of Coleto states: "it was the Goliad Massacre and not the defeat and surrender at Coleto Creek that ... gave Houston and the Texas army the second half of the rallying cry ... 'Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!'"
- The Handbook of Texas entry on the Texas Revolution likewise describes Houston calling on his men to "Remember the Alamo!" and "Remember Goliad!" in the context of "the massacre at Goliad."
- The National Park Service similarly explains that after Texan prisoners at Goliad were executed, "'Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad,' became their battle cry."
So the article is incorrect to say the cry arose following the Battle of Goliad; the historically relevant event was the Goliad Massacre.
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- Coleto, Battle of | Handbook of Texas
Finally, it was the Goliad Massacre and not the defeat and surrender at Coleto Creek that ... gave Houston and the Texas army the second half of the rallying cry ... "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!"
- Texas Revolution | Handbook of Texas
As the siege of the Alamo and the massacre at Goliad played out ... Houston eloquently addressed them and called upon them to “Remember the Alamo!” and “Remember Goliad!”
- American Latino Theme Study: Empires, Wars, Revolutions | National Park Service
On March 26, 1836, all 303 of them were executed. These defeats emboldened the Texans ... 'Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad,' became their battle cry.