The Texians began their retreat on March 19 the pace was unhurried and after travelling only 4 miles (6.4 km) the group stopped for an hour to rest and allow the oxen to graze. Urrea's troops caught up to the Texians later that afternoon while Fannin and his force of about 300 men were crossing a prairie. Having learned from the fighting at Refugio Urrea was determined that the Texians would not reach the cover of timber approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) ahead along Coleto Creek as Mexican forces surrounded them the Texians formed a tight hollow square for defense. They repulsed three charges during this battle of Coleto resulting in about nine Texians killed and 51 wounded including Fannin Urrea lost 50 men with another 140 wounded Texians had little food no water and declining supplies of ammunition but voted to not try to break for the timber as they would have had to leave the wounded behind. . 1.3 Galveston Bay William Henry Huddle: Surrender of Santa Anna (1886; Texas State Capitol Austin). . . .

7 Further reading 3 History, On April 9 2018 the Astrodome was used as a museum for the event known as "Domecoming". Mexican Texas Webster Houston Texas Business Directory, Main article: Religion in Houston In 1534 the explorer French Jacques Cartier described and mapped the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River.