Vince's Bridge was a wooden bridge constructed by Allen Vince over Vince Bayou near Harrisburg, Texas. Its destruction by Texian Army Rangers played a critical role during the April 1836 Battle of San Jacinto in the decisive defeat of the Mexican army, which effectively ended the Texas Revolution.
A wooden bridge constructed by Allen Vince over Vince Bayou near Harrisburg, Texas, was strategically destroyed by Texian Army Rangers during the April 1836 Battle of San Jacinto. This act played a critical role in the decisive defeat of the Mexican army and effectively brought an end to the Texas Revolution.