sentences:  In the Battle of Mier that resulted, the Texians were outnumbered ten to one.They inflicted heavy casualties on the Mexicans—650 dead and 200 wounded—but they were forced to surrender on December 26 .The Mexicans took 243 Texans as prisoner and marched them toward Mexico City via Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Monterrey, Nuevo León.