Violence , which sometimes betrayed Reveal_secret exceptional cruelty , was inflicted Causation on both sides , on British officers , and civilians , including women and children , by the rebels , and on the rebels , and their supporters , including sometimes entire villages , by British reprisals ; the cities of Delhi and Lucknow were laid waste in the fighting Violence and the British retaliation .

The survivors were treated Giving with cruelty ; 15 , including Neilson of Corsock , were hanged Rewards_and_punishments , drawn and quartered Attack , and several , including two boys of 18 , were tortured Bodily_harm first with the boot .

Santa Anna 's cruelty during the battle Hostile_encounter inspired Influence many Texians , both legal Legality Texas settlers and illegal Legality immigrants from the United States , to join Participation the Texian Army .