Background
Colonel James Fannin and his men had improved the fortifications at the old Presidio La BahÃa and renamed it "Fort Defiance." News of the fate of Texans under Frank W. Johnson at the Battle of San Patricio and James Grant at the Battle of Agua Dulce (both captured in earlier fights) created confusion rather than stirring the volunteers gathered at Goliad into action. Centralist sympathizers in the region had gathered and raided Victoria earlier in the month. To make matters worse, Fannin learned that some colonists who supported the revolt were in danger from Urrea's advance.
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