Dawson massacre

Dawson Massacre
	Part of the Woll Expedition
	; A plaque at Monument Hill Park marking the graves of those killed in the Dawson Massacre and the Black Bean Incident.
Date	September 17, 1842
Location	near Presidio San Antonio de Bexar, Texas
Result	Mexican victory
Belligerents
Republic of Texas	Mexico
Commanders and leaders
Nicholas Mosby Dawson †	Adrián Woll
Strength
54 militia	500 cavalry; 2 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
36 killed; 15 captured	30 killed; 60-70 wounded
	; Casualties for the Battle of Salado Creek are not included.;

The Dawson massacre, also called the Dawson expedition, was an incident in which 36 Texian militiamen were killed by Mexican soldiers on September 17, 1842 near San Antonio de Bexar (now the U.S. city of San Antonio, Texas). The event occurred during the Battle of Salado Creek, which ended with a Texian victory. This was among numerous armed conflicts over the area between the Rio Grande and Nueces rivers, which the Republic of Texas tried to control after achieving independence in 1836.

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