Action of April 3, 1836

Battle of Matamoros
Date	April 3, 1836
Location	off Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Gulf of Mexico
Result	Texan victory; Mexican Army's main resupply port captured; Significant contribution to the decisive Texan victory at San Jacinto;
Belligerents
Centralist Republic of Mexico	Republic of Texas
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Jeremiah Brown
Strength
1 brig	1 schooner
Casualties and losses
1 brig sunk	1 schooner damaged

The battle of Matamoros^[1] was a naval engagement during the Texas Revolution on April 3, 1836, between the brig Montezuma of the Mexican Navy and the schooner Invincible of the Texas Navy. The Mexican ship was outmaneuvered and repeatedly hit before running aground and being abandoned. The Port of Matamoros, also known as Los Brazos de Santiago, was the Mexican army's primary resupply base for the operations of General Santa Anna, who was finally defeated on April 21, 1836, outside Houston at the battle of San Jacinto.

^ "Official Website of the Texas Navies". Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.

[1] "Official Website of the Texas Navies". Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.

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