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Army of the Republic of Texas
The
Army of the Republic of Texas
was the land-based component of the
armed forces
for the
Republic of Texas
. It directly descended from the
Texian Army
, which was established on October 2, 1835 to fight for independence from
Mexico
in the
Texas Revolution
. The army was provisionally formed from the
Consultation
in November 1835, and officially established on September 5, 1836 from Article II, Section 5 of the
Constitution of the Republic of Texas
. After
Texas' annexation by the United States
, the Army of the Republic of Texas was merged into the
United States Army
. Today, the
141st Infantry Regiment
trace their lineage back to the Texas Revolution.
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