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... Houston had served in the Regular army as lieutenant ; he had campaigned with General Andrew Jackson against the Creeks ; he viewed matters with a military eye . Texas was large , and thinly populated ; as seemed to him , the little ...
... Houston had served in the Regular army as lieutenant ; he had campaigned with General Andrew Jackson against the Creeks ; he viewed matters with a military eye . Texas was large , and thinly populated ; as seemed to him , the little ...
Page 116
... Houston's hands were tied by lack of support . It had been the same with General Washington , in that other war for Ameri- can independence . While the governor and the council were bickering , and General Houston appealed in vain for ...
... Houston's hands were tied by lack of support . It had been the same with General Washington , in that other war for Ameri- can independence . While the governor and the council were bickering , and General Houston appealed in vain for ...
Page 123
... 29 ; was read at the first meeting of the convention , the next morning , March 1 . It created much excitement . General Houston was there as a delegate ; but his powers as commander 123 BRAVE HEARTS IN THE ALAMO ( 1836 )
... 29 ; was read at the first meeting of the convention , the next morning , March 1 . It created much excitement . General Houston was there as a delegate ; but his powers as commander 123 BRAVE HEARTS IN THE ALAMO ( 1836 )
Page 126
... Houston had been chosen commander - in - chief again of the Texas army . He advised the convention to sit fast and finish its business , so that Texas should have a government . Without a government the war could not be carried on . He ...
... Houston had been chosen commander - in - chief again of the Texas army . He advised the convention to sit fast and finish its business , so that Texas should have a government . Without a government the war could not be carried on . He ...
Page 133
... Houston had also listened ; placing his ear to the ground , Indian fashion , every morning , before breaking camp . When he arrived at Gonzales he learned that no signal gun had been heard for several days . The Alamo evidently had been ...
... Houston had also listened ; placing his ear to the ground , Indian fashion , every morning , before breaking camp . When he arrived at Gonzales he learned that no signal gun had been heard for several days . The Alamo evidently had been ...
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Page 316 - It is, of course, impossible to give you any definite instructions in regard to this movement, and were it not impossible to do so the Department Commander places too much confidence in your zeal, energy, and ability to wish to impose upon you precise orders which might hamper your action when nearly in contact with the enemy.
Page 123 - PS The Lord is on our side. When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn. We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels and got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves. TRAVIS.
Page 123 - Anna —I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man— The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken— I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls— I shall never surrender or retreat.
Page 24 - I heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
Page 232 - A long time ago this land belonged to our fathers; but when I go up to the river I see camps of soldiers on its banks. These soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo, and when I see that, my heart feels like bursting; I feel sorry has the white man become a child that he should recklessly kill and not eat?
Page 123 - Fellow Citizens and Compatriots: I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. I have sustained a continual bombardment and cannonade for 24 hours and have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot...
Page 30 - Look at the French: they are men ; they are fortifying everywhere. But you are all like women, bare and open, without fortifications.
Page 123 - The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country — VICTORY OR DEATH.
Page 123 - If this call is neglected. I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor and that of his country. VICTORY OR DEATH.
Page 125 - Take care of my little boy. If the country should be saved, I may make him a splendid fortune ; but if the country should be lost, and I should perish, he will have nothing but the proud recollection that he is the son of a man who died for his country.