Every day during the siege, the defenders of the Alamo looked for Fannin and his men, but they never arrived. Before he returned from the Siege and Battle of Bexar to Goliad in the middle of Dec 1835, Captain Dimmitt was an avid Mexican Federalist and opposed to separation which was symbolized in the 1824 Mexican tri-color which is also thought to be of his own design. Goliad is a great historical place to visit with many attractions. Battle at Coleto Creek During the Texas Revolution in March of 1836 and after the Alamo, there was the Battle of Coleto Creek. In the early-morning hours of October 9, 1835, Texas settlers attacked the Mexican Army soldiers garrisoned at Presidio La Bahía, a fort near the Mexican Texas settlement of Goliad. The battle date, Cinco de Mayo (May 5), is a national holiday throughout Mexico, and is celebrated in Goliad and in several Texas cities. The Second Battle of Goliad The first one, during the Texas Revolution, ended in a massacre of Texas troops. Lieutenant Travis sent repeated requests to Col. James Fannin in Goliad (about 90 miles to the east) for reinforcements, and he had no reason to suspect that Fannin would not come. In a disastrous setback for the Texans resisting Santa Anna’s regime, the Mexican army defeats and executes 417 Texas revolutionaries at Goliad. The massacre at Goliad branded Santa Anna as an inhuman despot and the Mexican people, whether deserved or not, with a reputation for cruelty. Colonists Nicholas Fagan and Francis Dieterich were taken to Goliad as prisoners and on 27 March again spared. As a result of the needless slaughter, a burning desire for revenge arose among the people of Texas, and Americans became firmly united behind the Texas cause of independence. Killed in action or mortally wounded Battle of Coleto Creek 19 March 1836. In 1992, Goliad was named the State of Texas Official Celebration Site for Cinco de Mayo. John James, sindico of the Refugio ayuntamiento was spared upon capture, but was killed at Goliad with Fannin's men. The Battle of Coleto, also known as the Battle of Coleto Creek, the Battle of the Prairie, and the Batalla del encinal del Perdido, was fought on March 19-20,1836, during the Goliad Campaign of … Or should it properly be called an execution? The Battle of Goliad was the second skirmish of the Texas Revolution. Further, Goliad was the site of a well-fortified Spanish presidio elevated above the banks of the river. The Goliad Campaign of 1836, a campaign of the Texas Revolution, was a victorious operation for the Mexican army under Gen. José de Urrea.Though the defeat of Texas forces led to the execution of James W. Fannin's command in the Goliad Massacre, the campaign helped inspire ultimate victory over the Mexicans at the battle of San Jacinto.. Colonel James Walker Fannin and his men were engaged in a fierce battle with Mexican General … Continue reading "The Battle at Coleto Creek" Long accustomed In a plan to reinforce Mexican forces at Goliad and San Antonio, Mexican General Martin Perfecto de Cos landed at Copano and occupied Goliad on October 2, 1835 with an advanced force. This confrontation happened between Victoria and Goliad, in a small town they now call Fannin, Texas.