Historical Marker
Site of Battle of San Jacinto, 1836
Historical marker location:
Houston, Texas
( from Houston take La Porte Frwy. E (SH 225) to Battleground Rd. exit (SH 134), go north; marker is on west side of road)
Marker installed: 1964
Near here on the afternoon of April 21, 1836, the army of the Republic of Texas, commanded by General Sam Houston was drawn up to attack an invading Mexican army commanded by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.