To retreat into Louisiana, forcing Santa Anna to invade the United States.
He had eiight brothers and sisters. He was the fifth son and had three younger sisters.
Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas, had four sisters and four brothers.
Sam Houston was the fifth of five sons.
Sam Houston has three wifes in his lifetime. One was a 19-year-old girl, whom he divorced with after finding out she was forced to marry him, and a Cherokee wife, and another wife.