The commander of the rag-tag Texas army that defeated General Santa Anna and secured independence at the battle of San Jacinto was
a. Stephen F. Austin.
b. Sam Houston.
c. Jim Bowie.
d. William Travis.
e. James Bonham.
ANS: B
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