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Today in History: Texian Forces Capture Mexican Pack Train Saddlebags

11/26/2025

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On November 26, 1835, during the Texas Revolution, Texian forces launched a successful attack on a Mexican pack train, seizing 40 saddlebags of grass. This event highlighted the escalating conflict between Anglo-American and Hispanic Texans against the Mexican government, ultimately leading to Texas's independence and its later annexation by the United States.

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On November 26, 1835, during the Texas Revolution, Texian forces launched a successful attack on a Mexican pack train, seizing 40 saddlebags of grass. This event highlighted the escalating conflict between Anglo-American and Hispanic Texans against the Mexican government, ultimately leading to Texas's independence and its later annexation by the United States.