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And it's also my wife's Birthday. . . . appropriate for a lady married to a 6th and 7th generation Texan. Daniel Bird (6th) was even there that day and would serve Texas as a Ranger, a member fo the State Militia and as a lawman west of San Antonio (Junction area) after the Civil War.
18 Minutes.
That's all it took for Sam Houston and the Texas Army to rout the tyrant Santa Anna. Texas was now free and an independent nation. And while it would not be a nation for long, those years became part of Texas' DNA. Texas is different and always will. This would also be one of the most decisive battles in American history. Now that isn't a Texas boast, it was the 1st domino falling in a series of events that would lead to the US stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
800 Texicans defeated a force of 1500 Mexicans, inflicting heavy casualties as retribution for the slaughters at the Alamo and at Goliad.
The oft forgotten part of this story is that Texas was not the only Mexican state in rebellion. Santa Anna had illegally torn up the Mexican Constitution of 1824 and ruled as a military dictator. He was the Sadaam Hussein of his day and about as bad a military leader.
Let us never forget our rich history nor the importance of the role Texas played and still plays in our great nation.
Always loved how John Steinbeck described Texas: “Texas is a state mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word.”
And it's also my wife's Birthday. . . . appropriate for a lady married to a 6th and 7th generation Texan. Daniel Bird (6th) was even there that day and would serve Texas as a Ranger, a member fo the State Militia and as a lawman west of San Antonio (Junction area) after the Civil War.
18 Minutes.
That's all it took for Sam Houston and the Texas Army to rout the tyrant Santa Anna. Texas was now free and an independent nation. And while it would not be a nation for long, those years became part of Texas' DNA. Texas is different and always will. This would also be one of the most decisive battles in American history. Now that isn't a Texas boast, it was the 1st domino falling in a series of events that would lead to the US stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
800 Texicans defeated a force of 1500 Mexicans, inflicting heavy casualties as retribution for the slaughters at the Alamo and at Goliad.
The oft forgotten part of this story is that Texas was not the only Mexican state in rebellion. Santa Anna had illegally torn up the Mexican Constitution of 1824 and ruled as a military dictator. He was the Sadaam Hussein of his day and about as bad a military leader.
Let us never forget our rich history nor the importance of the role Texas played and still plays in our great nation.
Always loved how John Steinbeck described Texas: “Texas is a state mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word.”
And it's also my wife's Birthday. . . . appropriate for a lady married to a 6th and 7th generation Texan. Daniel Bird (6th) was even there that day and would serve Texas as a Ranger, a member fo the State Militia and as a lawman west of San Antonio (Junction area) after the Civil War.
