Philip Dimmitt (1801–1841) was an officer in the
Texian Army during the
Texas Revolution. Born in Kentucky, Dimmitt moved to Texas in 1823 and soon operated a series of trading posts. After learning that Mexican General
Martín Perfecto de Cos was en route to Texas to quell the unrest, Dimmitt proposed that the general be kidnapped on his arrival at
Copano. The plan was shelved when fighting broke out
at Gonzales, but by early October it had been resuscitated by a group of volunteers at
Matamoros. Not knowing that Cos had already departed for
San Antonio de Bexar, this group decided to corner Cos at
Presidio La Bahia in
Goliad. Dimmitt joined them en route, and participated in the
battle of Goliad.