According to the account from Colonel Pedro Delgado, the pursuit of Houston had actually passed the Texian Army and moved east of it by 15-April. On the 17-April the city of Harrisburg, located along Buffalo Bayou near Brady Island, was sacked and then burned on Santa Anna's orders. Santa Anna then had part of his force move on to the bayside town of New Washington (now Morgan's Point) on the northwestern end of Galveston Bay where they looted the town and burned a few buildings along the wharf on the 19-20 April. Houston, realizing that Santa Anna was spread out foraging and disorganized to the east, quickly moved across Buffalo Bayou and found a position near the confluence of the bayou and the San Jacinto River. Houston now would host the battle on ground of his choosing. Santa Anna slowly began to consolidate and move the bulk of his forces up the narrow road from New Washington toward the Texian army to the west but this took time. Skirmishers from the Toluca Battalion and some Dragoons did spar with Texian pickets and cavalry during the afternoon of the 20-Apr but Santa Anna still had not ascertained the strength and dispositions of Houston's army beyond the woodline. He again attempted to ascertain the Texian position the next morning to little avail as his men were again engaged with pickets in the woodline, some with highly lethal rifles instead of just muskets. When General Perfecto de Cos arrived at the Mexican camp with 500 very tired soldiers, Santa Anna ordered a general rest for the afternoon of the 21-Apr with only minimal troops along the breastworks that had been constructed in front of their camp. The cavalry also retired for the afternoon. The battle began shortly after when the Texians left their defensive dispositions and attacked the Mexican camp in a single rank spread across the field and the woods to the right of the camp, surprising almost the entire force at rest.
My great great grandmother ( either 2 or 3 greats back) was a bi-lingual Spanish lady. It is said that she worked for Sam Houston as his translator. My late great aunt told me about this since she was a member of the D.A.R. and several other historical organizations. My great great grandmothers title was Gonzales de Hidalgo. Her father was a cattle rancher with lands in Texas and Mexico. Actually, Mexico before it became the Lone Star State. I think my ancestors also had land grants in Louisiana as well, but I'm not sure. I have to go back and check all that out. But I do have a stack of letters and historical papers that are documented from this period in time. This is interesting. Because it's nothing I ever learned about in school. Yet, these places and events have personal significance to not only our Nations history and Texas history but also my family history. Thank you.
Juan Seguin was a hero of the Republic of Texas. Seguin, TX is named for him and nice statue of him is there in the town square. Seguin is a patriot and a role model to All Americans.
yes indeed He was. He and Dickerson and Crockett rode their asses into the dust trying to rouse and rally more hands to help in defense of the Alamo...and Crockett was fighting a bout of malaria that he contracted in the Seminole War while he was that ride.... Dickerson was a young man, in his prime with a wife and child, while Crockett was among the oldest of the Defenders in the Alamo at age fifty.... And Bowie was no spring chicken either, being forty....even though his late wife thought he was ten years younger, as he had signed in the bhans and marriage license. lol...Such a scoundrel, but by god, couldn't ask for a better man to have your back in a fray! Seguin has never gotten the recognition He's deserved down the years! What Crockett went through on that ride must have been sheer hell and pain! Most all of the Alamo Defenders were professional, learned men...lawyers, doctors, teachers....And for the hellish rides those three Men went through, only 30 men were brave/foolish enough to enter that broken down mission....They had to have known....They had to see what was in store, after passing through Santa Anna's troops, and still They did it. As far as movies...hancock's wasn't so bad, though it was kinda miscast, imo....i'd have had Jason Patric portraying Crockett, that Quaid feller doing Bowie....maybe BillyBob doing Fannin...maybe. Jordy Molla was fine as froghair in his role. And "Dan Dogherty" was 90 degrees on it. Santa Anna's actor was a bit long in the tooth to portray ol' nappy of the south....but he did the lecherous bigamist spot on....and i felt some sympathy for Gen. Cos, especially when he stood there bravely waiting his Death. One mystery that i doubt will ever be resolved is that one cannon in the Alamo...a naval cannon, some goodly distance from the Gulf! Now....to get back to my plans on digging for "the Lost Sliver Treasure" that was s'pposedly dumped in the Alamo's well.....i asked Bill Chemerkas some years back wth the Defenders went to do their duty....turned out to be one place you sure didn't wanna be! halfway to the middle of a horse pen, open on three sides to the Mexican soldados! lol~~~
nice try except the Hispanics living in Texas fought against Santa Anna too, and many settlers were from Europe not the U.S. Mexico invited foreigners to live in Texas because Mexico could not control Texas it was controlled by Indians.
They didn’t “grab” the land. They settled it at the invitation of Mexico and then rebelled when Santa Anna abolished the constitution and declared himself dictator. Learn history.
My great great grandfather fought in that battle.
According to the account from Colonel Pedro Delgado, the pursuit of Houston had actually passed the Texian Army and moved east of it by 15-April. On the 17-April the city of Harrisburg, located along Buffalo Bayou near Brady Island, was sacked and then burned on Santa Anna's orders. Santa Anna then had part of his force move on to the bayside town of New Washington (now Morgan's Point) on the northwestern end of Galveston Bay where they looted the town and burned a few buildings along the wharf on the 19-20 April. Houston, realizing that Santa Anna was spread out foraging and disorganized to the east, quickly moved across Buffalo Bayou and found a position near the confluence of the bayou and the San Jacinto River. Houston now would host the battle on ground of his choosing.
Santa Anna slowly began to consolidate and move the bulk of his forces up the narrow road from New Washington toward the Texian army to the west but this took time. Skirmishers from the Toluca Battalion and some Dragoons did spar with Texian pickets and cavalry during the afternoon of the 20-Apr but Santa Anna still had not ascertained the strength and dispositions of Houston's army beyond the woodline. He again attempted to ascertain the Texian position the next morning to little avail as his men were again engaged with pickets in the woodline, some with highly lethal rifles instead of just muskets. When General Perfecto de Cos arrived at the Mexican camp with 500 very tired soldiers, Santa Anna ordered a general rest for the afternoon of the 21-Apr with only minimal troops along the breastworks that had been constructed in front of their camp. The cavalry also retired for the afternoon. The battle began shortly after when the Texians left their defensive dispositions and attacked the Mexican camp in a single rank spread across the field and the woods to the right of the camp, surprising almost the entire force at rest.
the dictator Santa Anna violated the Mexican constitution, there were many others fighting against him not just those living in Texas.
My great great grandmother ( either 2 or 3 greats back) was a bi-lingual Spanish lady. It is said that she worked for Sam Houston as his translator. My late great aunt told me about this since she was a member of the D.A.R. and several other historical organizations. My great great grandmothers title was Gonzales de Hidalgo. Her father was a cattle rancher with lands in Texas and Mexico. Actually, Mexico before it became the Lone Star State. I think my ancestors also had land grants in Louisiana as well, but I'm not sure. I have to go back and check all that out. But I do have a stack of letters and historical papers that are documented from this period in time.
This is interesting. Because it's nothing I ever learned about in school. Yet, these places and events have personal significance to not only our Nations history and Texas history but also my family history.
Thank you.
Juan Seguin was a hero of the Republic of Texas. Seguin, TX is named for him and nice statue of him is there in the town square. Seguin is a patriot and a role model to All Americans.
yes indeed He was. He and Dickerson and Crockett rode their asses into the dust trying to rouse and rally more hands to help in defense of the Alamo...and Crockett was fighting a bout of malaria that he contracted in the Seminole War while he was that ride.... Dickerson was a young man, in his prime with a wife and child, while Crockett was among the oldest of the Defenders in the Alamo at age fifty.... And Bowie was no spring chicken either, being forty....even though his late wife thought he was ten years younger, as he had signed in the bhans and marriage license. lol...Such a scoundrel, but by god, couldn't ask for a better man to have your back in a fray! Seguin has never gotten the recognition He's deserved down the years! What Crockett went through on that ride must have been sheer hell and pain! Most all of the Alamo Defenders were professional, learned men...lawyers, doctors, teachers....And for the hellish rides those three Men went through, only 30 men were brave/foolish enough to enter that broken down mission....They had to have known....They had to see what was in store, after passing through Santa Anna's troops, and still They did it. As far as movies...hancock's wasn't so bad, though it was kinda miscast, imo....i'd have had Jason Patric portraying Crockett, that Quaid feller doing Bowie....maybe BillyBob doing Fannin...maybe. Jordy Molla was fine as froghair in his role. And "Dan Dogherty" was 90 degrees on it. Santa Anna's actor was a bit long in the tooth to portray ol' nappy of the south....but he did the lecherous bigamist spot on....and i felt some sympathy for Gen. Cos, especially when he stood there bravely waiting his Death. One mystery that i doubt will ever be resolved is that one cannon in the Alamo...a naval cannon, some goodly distance from the Gulf! Now....to get back to my plans on digging for "the Lost Sliver Treasure" that was s'pposedly dumped in the Alamo's well.....i asked Bill Chemerkas some years back wth the Defenders went to do their duty....turned out to be one place you sure didn't wanna be! halfway to the middle of a horse pen, open on three sides to the Mexican soldados! lol~~~
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Tejanos fought for independence just as much as the white immigrants. Santa Anna was a tyrannical dictator.
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American land grabbers, under the direct knowledge of president Polk ie after a 'False Flag' event. Total BS! Long Live Mexico!
nice try except the Hispanics living in Texas fought against Santa Anna too, and many settlers were from Europe not the U.S. Mexico invited foreigners to live in Texas because Mexico could not control Texas it was controlled by Indians.
They didn’t “grab” the land. They settled it at the invitation of Mexico and then rebelled when Santa Anna abolished the constitution and declared himself dictator. Learn history.
@@richardkirk5098 Why bother to learn history. Don't you know that the United States is always in the wrong.?
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