8 4 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 : ▁Council ▁House ▁Fight ▁June ▁ 1 : ▁Forces ▁gathered ▁in ▁San ▁Pat ric io , ▁Texas ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁expedition . ▁August ▁ 6 – 8 : ▁Com anche ▁ra ids ▁s ack ed ▁Victoria ▁and ▁L inn ville . ▁August ▁ 1 2 : ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pl um ▁Creek ▁▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁ ▁June ▁- ▁ 3 2 1 ▁men ▁under ▁Hugh ▁Mc Le od ▁and ▁George ▁Thomas ▁Howard ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁President ▁Mira be au ▁B . ▁L amar ▁began ▁an ▁invasion ▁of ▁Santa ▁Fe . ▁After ▁confusing ▁the ▁W ich ita ▁River ▁for ▁the ▁Red ▁River ▁they ▁arrived ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 ▁near ▁present - day ▁T uc um c ari , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁were ▁captured ▁without ▁firing ▁a ▁shot ▁and ▁were ▁march ed ▁to ▁prison ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Carlos ▁Fort ress ▁in ▁Per ote , ▁Ver ac ru z ▁before ▁ultimately ▁being ▁released ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁dis gra ce ▁was ▁to ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Sam ▁Houston . ▁December ▁ 1 3 ▁- ▁Sam ▁Houston ▁becomes ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁republic . ▁▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁Mar ▁- ▁A ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Army ▁led ▁by ▁R á f ael ▁V ás quez ▁inv ades ▁Texas ▁and ▁capt ures ▁San ▁Antonio ▁and ▁G oli ad , ▁only ▁to ▁withdraw ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later . ▁Jun - Jul ▁- ▁A ▁division ▁of ▁the