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In this vicinity the Battle of Rosillo

San Antonio, Bexar County

Marker Text

In this vicinity the Battle of Rosillo was fought on March 28, 1813. Here the "Republican Army of the North" composed of Anglo-Americans, Mexicans and Indians defeated, with heavy loss of life, Spanish Royalists troops commanded by Manuel de Salcedo, Governor of Texas. The prisoners of war were brutally murdered shortly afterwards by order of Colonel Bernardo Gutierrez. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address 4226 SE Military Drive
Location Description SE Military Drive, south side of the road 0.1 mi. SW of W.W. White Road on restricted access/private property. Battle also known as Battle of Rosalis.
Marker # 329
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite)
Code military topics

  • Private Property:

    True
    • Latitude, Longitude 29.35719, -98.40971

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