Dawson massacre

Dawson Massacre
Part of the Woll Expedition

A plaque at Monument Hill Park marking the graves of those killed in the Dawson Massacre and the Black Bean Incident.
DateSeptember 17, 1842
Location
near Presidio San Antonio de Bexar, Texas
Result Mexican victory
Belligerents
 Republic of Texas  Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Republic of Texas Nicholas Mosby Dawson † Mexico Adrián Woll
Strength
54 militia 500 cavalry
2 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
36 killed
15 captured		 30 killed
60-70 wounded[1]


  • Casualties for the Battle of Salado Creek are not included.

The Dawson massacre, also called the Dawson expedition, was an incident in which 36 Texian militiamen were killed by Mexican soldiers on September 17, 1842[2] near San Antonio de Bexar (now the U.S. city of San Antonio, Texas). The event occurred during the Battle of Salado Creek, which ended with a Texian victory.[3] This was among numerous armed conflicts over the area between the Rio Grande and Nueces rivers, which the Republic of Texas tried to control after achieving independence in 1836.

  1. ^ "TSHA | Dawson Massacre". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ "The Mier Expedition by George Lord". Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  3. ^ "Dawson Massacre". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-06-03.