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Who was the political leader in Texas that called for Texans to arm themselves against the Mexican army and in 1835 took several forts including one at Goliad?

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Mexican forces under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna continued to sweep across Texas toward Fort Defiance, the presidio in Goliad that had been seized by the rebels in October 1835 at the onset of the war for independence. Houston ordered Colonel James W.

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