Houston, Sam A delegate to the Consultation, Houston was elected major general of the regular Texas Army by the General Council on November 12. He left to join the Texas forces at Goliad and Refugio on January 8. When he arrived, however, the volunteers refused to serve under him because of Houston’s opposition to the Matamoros Expedition. Houston went to east Texas and spent February negotiating peace treaties with the Indians. He represented Refugio in the Convention of 1836, and he was appointed commander-in-chief of all army units—regular, volunteer, and militia—by that body. He took command at Gonzales on March 11. Two days later he ordered a retreat eastward after receiving news of the fall of the Alamo. Finally halting at Groce’s Landing, Houston spent the next month training the raw recruits who made up the remaining Texas Army. On April 14 he then began the march which culminated in the battle of San Jacinto on April 21. Houston was severely wounded in the ankle in that engagement, and on May 5 he went to New Orleans for medical treatment. I _Independence_ This Texas Navy schooner was formerly the United States Revenue Cutter _Ingham_. The _Independence_ was flagship of the Texas Navy, and on January 10, 1836, took her first cruise to Mexico under the command of Captain Charles E. Hawkins. On March 20, she undertook a second cruise to Mexico, during which she destroyed a number of small Mexican vessels. In early April, she exchanged fire with the Mexican brigs of war _Urrea_ and _Bravo_, but the Mexican ships withdrew before the _Independence_’s fire. She returned to Galveston on April 28. On May 5, Santa Anna, President Burnet and the Cabinet sailed on the _Independence_ for Velasco, arriving there on May 8. _Invincible_ McKinney and Williams purchased the _Invincible_ and sold her to the Texas government on January 5, a move strongly opposed by Governor Smith. Jeremiah Brown was commissioned as her captain on March 12. The _Invincible_ engaged the _Bravo_ and wrecked her on April 3. During this fight, the American ship _Pocket_ sailed up and was captured by the _Invincible_. For this action, the United Stated declared the _Invincible_ a pirate ship. The U. S. sloop _Warren_ captured her and took the ship and crew to New Orleans on May 1. They were tried on May 4, but were not convicted. J Jack, William H. He was a member of the Committee of Safety from Brazoria. During the revolution, Jack participated in the Grass Fight and the battle of San Jacinto. From April 2 to October 22, 1836, he was Secretary of State under President Burnet.