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charlesoakwood

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Remember the Alamo!
« on: April 21, 2011, 02:04:36 PM »

Texas forces win at San Jacinto
April 21, 1836

On this day in 1836, Texas forces won the battle of San Jacinto, the concluding military event of the Texas Revolution. Facing General Santa Anna's Mexican army of some 1,200 men encamped in what is now southeastern Harris County, General Sam Houston disposed his forces in battle order about 3:30 p.m., during siesta time. The Texans' movements were screened by trees and the rising ground, and evidently Santa Anna had no lookouts posted. The Texan line sprang forward on the run with the cries "Remember the Alamo!" and "Remember Goliad!" The battle lasted but eighteen minutes. According to Houston's official report, the casualties were 630 Mexicans killed and 730 taken prisoner. Against this, only nine of the 910 Texans were killed or mortally wounded and thirty were wounded less seriously.

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Offline AmericanPatriot

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Re: Remember the Alamo!
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2011, 02:08:00 PM »
And they captured Santa Ana
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Offline Libertas

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Re: Remember the Alamo!
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2011, 02:13:33 PM »
Yes, dressed as a private, the coward!
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Re: Remember the Alamo!
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2011, 02:22:15 PM »
I understand that they are doing an re-enactment at the battlegrounds.

I wonder where they found a 1000 mexicans napping?
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Re: Remember the Alamo!
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2011, 02:27:26 PM »

Back in Houston, it's a sanctuary city.
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Re: Remember the Alamo!
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2011, 02:28:24 PM »
Quote from: radioman on April 21, 2011, 02:22:15 PM
I understand that they are doing an re-enactment at the battlegrounds.

I wonder where they found a 1000 mexicans napping?


Heheh.
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Re: Remember the Alamo!
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2011, 05:26:19 PM »
Quote from: Charles Oakwood on April 21, 2011, 02:27:26 PM

Back in Houston, it's a sanctuary city.

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Re: Remember the Alamo!
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2011, 06:55:38 PM »
Quote from: Charles Oakwood on April 21, 2011, 02:27:26 PM

Back in Houston, it's a sanctuary city.

 Ouch!! ::hysterical::
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