Marker Inscription
During 1810 - 1819 efforts to expel Spain from Texas, a bloody clash occurred here on June 19, 1817, between the forces of Col. Antonio Martinez, last Spanish governor of Texas, and a Mexican Republican Army of invasion that was on its way to attack and capture La Bahia. Republicans had 42 men under Col. Henry Perry and Maj. James H. Gordon, former U.S. officers, veterans of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. Outnumbered 3-to-1, Perry and Gordon refused offer of safe surrender, saying they would die first. Along with 24 of their men, both were killed. (1967)
About this site
El Perdido, Battle of is a historical marker in Fannin, Goliad County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 34 historical markers documented in Goliad County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 86 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.7117, -97.2322 near Fannin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Live Oak Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Noble-San Jose, Coleto, Battle of, and Goliad Massacre, and Cologne Community.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5175004726. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
