| Battle of Galveston Harbor | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Mexico |
 Republic of Texas | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| unknown |
 Henry L. Thompson | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 brigs | 2 schooners | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 brig damaged |
1 schooner sunk 1 schooner grounded | ||||||
The Battle of Galveston Harbor, or the Battle of Galveston Bay[1] was a naval engagement between the Republic of Texas and Mexico in Galveston Harbor on August 26, 1837. After the end of the Texas Revolution in 1836, Mexico and the newly declared Republic of Texas sporadically fought at sea. Texas was hoping to gain independence, while Mexico was hoping to reassert control over Texas.[2]
- ^ Commodore Henry Livingstone Thompson by William P. Haddock
- ^ "Invincible". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2007-09-25.