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Explain the grass fight

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  • The Grass Fight was a small battle during the Texas Revolution, fought between the Mexican Army and the Texian Army.
  • The battle took place on November 26, 1835, just south of San Antonio de Béxar in the Mexican region of Texas.
  • The two cavalry forces skirmished west of town, with Cos sending infantry to the aid of the supply train. The Texas forces pushed the Mexican troops into the town and seized the supply train of 40 pack animals.
  • The casualties numbered four Texans wounded, three Mexicans dead and 14 wounded.
  • A group under Jim Bowie was first to intercept the mule train and a skirmish began. As reinforcements under Colonel Ed Burleson arrived, the fight was well underway.
  • The Texans pursued as the enemy dispersed, thus ending the celebrated “grass fight”. The Mexicans abandoned their mules as they fled.
  • The Grass Fight, on November 26, 1835, became the last engagement in the siege of San Antonio before the final Texan assault on the town.
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