| A | B |
| cavalry | soldiers that are mounted on horseback |
| massacre | to kill many at one time |
| infantry | soldiers that fight on foot |
| flank | the right or left side of a formation |
| bayou | a small river that is usually marshy |
| Santa Anna | Commander of the Mexican Army |
| Sam Houston | Commander of the Texas Army |
| Groce | Houston trained at this Texans plantation |
| Invincible | a warship in the Texas Navy |
| Lorenzo de Zavala | opened his home as a hospital during the battle of the San Jacinto |
| Rio Grande | River that was set as the boundary between Texas and Mexicco |
| Battle of San Jacinto | battle in which Texas won independence from Mexico |
| Harrisburg | the site of the Texas Republic' s ad interim government |
| Vince's Bayou | where bridge was destroyed in order to keep armies from retreating |
| April 21 1836 | day Texas Army defeated the Army |