| A | B |
|---|
| cavalry | soldiers who fight on horseback |
| infantry | soldiers who fight on foot |
| side of a formation | flank |
| Erastus "Deaf" Smith | army scout who destroyed the bridge across Vince's Bayou |
| David G. Burnet | President of Texas during the Texas Revolution |
| Juan Seguin | commander of the Tejano company of Houston's army |
| Will You Come to the Bower? | song played by the Texan musicians at the Battle of San Jacinto |
| Jose Antonio Menchaca | convinced Sam Houston to allow the Tejanos to fight |
| Lorenzo de Zavala | Vice President of Texas whose home was used as a hospital |
| Twin Sisters | Name given to Texan cannons |
| Sam Houston | Commander-in-chief of Texan army |
| Mirabeau B. Lamar | commanded the Texas cavalry at San Jacinto |
| Hendrick Arnold | kept Houston informed of Santa Anna's movements |
| San Jacinto | Battle where Texas won independencefrom Mexico |
| Ruanaway Scrape | Texans flee eastward to the safety of the U.S. |
| Groce's Plantation | location where Houston trained his army |
| massacre | to kill many people at one time |
| Santa Anna | Mexican President captured at San Jacinto |
