The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Količina 4Texas State Historical Association., 1901 |
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Alamo Anahuac April army arrived battle of San Beason's Brazoria Brazos Buffalo Bayou Cabeza de Vaca camp Capt Captain captured Chichimecas Colonel Colorado command corn cotton creek crossing Deaf Smith Dyer Edwin Waller encamped enemy expedition Father ferry fight Filisola fire force Galveston garrison Goliad gone Gonzales Groce's guard halt Harris Harrisburg Harvey Stafford heard History of Texas horse Houston hundred Indians infra John Judge Waller land Leon county Matamoros Mexican Mexico miles morning Moseley Baker mother Nacogdoches Nahoa Nahuatl negro neighborhood night o'clock officers Orleans Otomies oxen prairie prisoners QUARTERLY retreat river road Roark route Rusk Salcedo San Antonio San Felipe San Jacinto Santa Anna says schooner sent Sesma soldiers soon Tenorio Texans told took town Travis Trinity troops Ugartechea Uncle James Urrea Velasco Vince's Vince's bridge wagon Yoakum young
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Stran 25 - The broken soldier .... Sat by his fire and talked the night away, Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch and show'd how fields were won.
Stran 292 - having in the meantime ordered the bridge on the only road communicating with the Brazos, distant eight miles from our encampment, to be destroyed, thus cutting off all possibility of escape." * * * "I ordered them," is the language that is used in the official report of the general, that has remained uncontroverted until this time.
Stran 241 - cavalry had charged and routed that of the enemy upon the right, and given pursuit to the fugitives, which did not cease until they arrived at the bridge which I have mentioned before, Captain Karnes, always among the foremost in danger,
Stran 239 - Ferry. The Texian army halted within half a mile of the ferry in some timber and were engaged in slaughtering beeves, when the army of Santa Anna was discovered to be approaching in battle array, having been encamped at
Stran 298 - April, 1836. To Gen. Sam Houston. SIR: The enemy are laughing you to scorn. You must fight them. You must retreat no farther. The country expects you to fight. The salvation of the country depends on your doing so.
Stran 119 - year they were having their revenge. Captain Tenorio walked among the people shaking hands with the men and acting as if he was the hero of the occasion. The Mexican soldiers sat and smoked and played cards. The funeral came off the morning of the fifth, everybody attending. 'Mr. Choate read the burial services, and after the funeral we had dinner
Stran 9 - silver, of which there is a good deal in that country. He went with him once or twice, and saw some very large villages, which he compared to Mexico and its environs. He had seen seven very large towns which had streets of silver workers.
Stran 241 - of which were: five colonels, three lieutenant-colonels, two second lieutenant-colonels, seven captains, one cadet. Prisoners, 730; President-General Santa Anna, General Cos, four colonels, aide.« to General Santa Anna, and the colonel of the Guerrero battalion are included in the number. General Santa Anna was not taken until the 22nd, and General Cos on yesterday, very few having escaped. About
Stran 180 - step was correct or not. And time will shew that when this country is in danger that I will shew myself as patriotic and ready to serve her as those who to save themselves have disavowed the act and denounced me to the usurping military. "San Felipe, September 1st, 1835. "W. BARRETT TRAVIS.
Stran 179 - to be relieved of his trying duties at Anahuac ; for, at the barbecue, he is said to have "walked among the people, shaking hands with the men and acting as if he was the hero of the occasion