James Walker Fannin Jr. ( – ) was an American military officer and planter who served in the Texian Army during the Texas Revolution.
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After word spread that the Alamo had fallen on March 6, Texas Commander in Chief Sam Houston ordered Col. James W. Fannin to destroy Presidio La Bahia—which he and a large force of Texian volunteers had been fortifying from possible Mexican attack—and retreat to Victoria.
Explore the life and legacy of James Walker Fannin Jr., a key figure in the Texas Revolution, his military career, and the tragic events of the Goliad Massacre.
James Walker Fannin was a 19th-century U.S. military figure in the Texas Army and leader during the Texas Revolution of 1835–36.
James Fannin led the rebels massacred at Goliad in 1836. His defeat inspired the victory that secured Texas independence. Fannin moved to Texas in 1834 from Georgia. When the Texas Revolution erupted in 1835, his ambition put him at the center of the action.