<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Goliad Massacre </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Goliad Campaign of the Texas Revolution </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Fort Defiance national historic site where soldiers of the defeated Texian Army surrendered to the Mexican Army were murdered shortly after </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Goliad , Tejas , Centralist Republic of Mexico ( territory claimed by Republic of Texas ) , present - day Goliad , Texas , US </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 28 ° 38 ′ 51 '' N 97 ° 22 ′ 59 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.6476 ° N 97.3830 ° W ﻿ / 28.6476 ; - 97.3830 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> March 27 , 1836 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Attack type </Th> <Td> Mass murder by firing squad and wounded being clubbed and knifed to death </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deaths </Th> <Td> 425 - 445 Texian Army prisoners of war under the command of Colonel James Fannin who was also killed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Perpetrators </Th> <Td> Mexican Army under orders of General and President of the Centralist Republic of Mexico , Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna were not treated as soldiers but given no quarter as rebels </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Goliad Massacre </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Goliad Campaign of the Texas Revolution </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Fort Defiance national historic site where soldiers of the defeated Texian Army surrendered to the Mexican Army were murdered shortly after </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Goliad , Tejas , Centralist Republic of Mexico ( territory claimed by Republic of Texas ) , present - day Goliad , Texas , US </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 28 ° 38 ′ 51 '' N 97 ° 22 ′ 59 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.6476 ° N 97.3830 ° W ﻿ / 28.6476 ; - 97.3830 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> March 27 , 1836 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Attack type </Th> <Td> Mass murder by firing squad and wounded being clubbed and knifed to death </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deaths </Th> <Td> 425 - 445 Texian Army prisoners of war under the command of Colonel James Fannin who was also killed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Perpetrators </Th> <Td> Mexican Army under orders of General and President of the Centralist Republic of Mexico , Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna were not treated as soldiers but given no quarter as rebels </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was the commander that surrendered at goliad and ended up getting massacred
who was the commander that surrendered at goliad and ended up getting massacred
Colonel James Fannin
Colonel James Fannin