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as you read through the two events below, highlight the sentences that show the texans winning in one color and the sentences that show the mexicans winning in another color.
capturing san antonio
the siege of san antonio was the first major campaign of the texas revolution. in october of 1835, stephen f. austin led a group of volunteers into san antonio to lay siege to the city. james bowie, juan seguin, and james fannin were among the 400 men who eventually joined austin. mexican general cos stationed 650 troops around the alamo. bowie and fannin took their men and established a position in a wooded area on the san antonio river near mission concepción. general cos sent 275 men to attack them. the texans held their ground and eventually broke through the mexican lines. the mexicans had casualties and lost a cannon in the conflict. once the texans took mission concepción, they began a 34 - day siege on the mexican forces. more volunteers arrived from the united states, and the army grew to 600. stephen f. austin wanted to attack several times during the siege, but his officers disregarded his orders. as a result, austin stepped down to become a diplomat to the united states. the remaining troops selected edward burleson to take over command of the army.
\who will go with ben milam to san antonio?\
ben milam stated these famous lines before leading 300 volunteers into san antonio to attack the mexican army. edward burleson and 400 troops joined him. they hoped to secure texans supplies and divide the troops under mexican general cos. milams men were able to capture two houses in town and build a trench between them. they continued house - to - house fighting while reinforcements on both sides showed up overnight. a sharpshooter killed milam near the end of the battle. the texans defeated general cos, who surrendered the next morning. burleson confiscated most of the mexican materials and weapons but was unable to hold any prisoners of war. he let the mexican soldiers go as long as they promised to keep moving past the rio grande river. most of the american volunteers returned home.
after reading both accounts about the siege on san antonio above, who won?
In the first account, it is stated that "The Texans held their ground and eventually broke through the Mexican lines. The Mexicans had casualties and lost a cannon in the conflict. Once the Texans took Mission Concepción...". In the second account, "The Texans defeated General Cos, who surrendered the next morning. Burleson confiscated most of the Mexican materials and weapons...". These sentences clearly show the Texans' victories.
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The Texans won.