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Today in Texas History On the trail to Texas independence. Oct 11, 1835 – Texian volunteers continued to arrive in Gonzales. The troops unanimously elected Stephen F. Austin, who had no official military experience, to be the commander of the group that he had dubbed the “Army of the People”. From the beginning, the volunteer army proved to have little discipline. Austin's first official order was to remind his men that they were expected to obey their commanding officers. Buoyed by their victory, the Texians were determined to drive the Mexican army out of Texas, and they began preparing to march to Béxar. Images: Gonzales, Stephen F. Austin, San Antonio de Bexar Misión San Antonio de Valero.