Since further pursuit was impossible during the night, Burleson led his men up the Guadalupe valley six miles to Seguin to protect the residents there. Córdova lost thirty men killed, or nearly one half of his entire force. The bodies were found the next morning on the field of battle or in the vicinity.[48]  The Texans also took several prisoners, then and later. In all, nineteen were captured. Some documents belonging to Córdova fell into the hands of the Texans and were sent by Burleson to the Secretary of War. The Texans lost none by death, but had several wounded.[49]  Among the captives was a big French Negro, named Raphael, weighing about two hundred pounds, who had been left wounded on the battlefield. Colonel Burleson placed him under the custody of Thomas McKennon for safekeeping. When the Colonel returned from the chase, he found that McKennon had crossed the Negro's hands and tied them behind his back and then had tied his horse's stake rope to the captive's hands. As Burleson came up. McKennon cried out: "Colonel, I've got him fast."[50]

The Negro claimed that he had always been free and had constantly maintained a hostile attitude towards Texans, and had no intention even now of acknowledging any allegiance to the Texan government. Consequently, he was summarily court-martialed and sentenced to be shot the next day at the town of Seguin. The next morning six men were detailed to execute the sentence. They were to shoot by three's.