▁Mexican ▁Army ▁led ▁by ▁Antonio ▁Can ales ▁Ros illo ▁inv ades ▁south ▁Texas ▁and ▁is ▁rep uls ed ▁near ▁Fort ▁Lip ant it lán . ▁Sep ▁ 1 1 ▁- ▁A ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Army ▁led ▁by ▁Gen . ▁Adri án ▁W oll ▁inv ades ▁Texas ▁and ▁capt ures ▁San ▁Antonio . ▁Sep ▁ 1 8 ▁- ▁Col . ▁Mat hew ▁C ald well ' s ▁and ▁Capt . ▁Jack ▁H ays ' ▁companies ▁attack ▁General ▁W oll ' s ▁army ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sal ado ▁Creek . ▁Sep ▁ 1 8 ▁- ▁ 3 6 ▁Tex ans ▁are ▁surrounded ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁Daw son ▁Mass acre . ▁ ▁Dec ▁ 2 6 ▁- ▁ 2 6 1 ▁Tex ans ▁are ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁in ▁the ▁ill - f ated ▁M ier ▁Ex ped ition , ▁after ▁they ▁cause ▁about ▁ 8 0 0 ▁cas ual ties ▁in ▁Pedro ▁de ▁A mp ud ia ' s ▁force ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁M ier , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁out number ed ▁ten ▁to ▁one ▁by ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Army . ▁Dec ▁ 2 9 ▁- ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁Austin ▁fire ▁on ▁Tex ian ▁officials , ▁who ▁attempted ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁government ▁records ▁to ▁Houston ▁at ▁Pres . ▁Houston ' s ▁request , ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁Archive ▁War . ▁▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 4 ▁– ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁Sn ively ▁Ex ped ition ; ▁an ▁operation ▁led ▁by ▁Jacob ▁Sn ively ▁to ▁intercept ▁a