Timeline December 1835

Events in December 1835 4

• 1835 Siege of Béxar Texan forces capture San Antonio from Mexican troops Texan volunteer forces besieged the Mexican garrison at San Antonio de Béxar for nearly two months. The siege ended when General Martín Perfecto de Cos surrendered the town, a major early victory for the Texas Revolution.
• 1835 Great Fire of New York Fire destroys much of lower Manhattan's financial district A fire broke out in a Manhattan warehouse and, fanned by bitter winter winds, destroyed some 530 buildings in New York City's financial district, including most of the Merchants' Exchange. Losses were estimated at over $20 million, bankrupting many insurance companies.
• 1835 Second Seminole War begins Dade Massacre opens years of conflict in Florida Seminole warriors ambushed and killed a US Army column led by Major Francis Dade in central Florida, marking the start of the Second Seminole War. The conflict became the longest and costliest of the US Indian removal wars, lasting until 1842.
• 1835 Treaty of New Echota signed Treaty ceding Cherokee lands in the southeastern United States A faction of Cherokee leaders signed a treaty with the US government ceding all Cherokee territory east of the Mississippi River in exchange for land in Indian Territory and compensation. The treaty was not recognized by the elected Cherokee government and became the legal basis for the forced removal known as the Trail of Tears.