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Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), leader of 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment, known as "Darnell's Regiment"; Speaker of House for both Republic of Texas and state of Texas; Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian; John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at Battle of Palmito Ranch
The rest were residents of Texas with an average immigration date of 1830. [ Note 6 ] Volunteers came from every municipality, including those that were partially occupied by Mexican forces. [ 107 ] However, as residents returned to their homes following Cos's surrender, the Texian army composition changed dramatically.
In 1830, the Mexican population fell to 20 percent and in 1840 down to 10 percent. When Spanish rule in Texas ended, Mexicans in Texas numbered 5,000. In 1850 over 14,000 Texas residents had Mexican origin. [1] [2] In 1911 an extremely bloody decade-long civil war broke out in Mexico.
Travis writes his famous "To the People of Texas & all Americans in the world" letter. Bowie becomes ill. February 25 Fannin, commander of troops at Goliad, receives Travis' plea for aid. Fannin orders Chenoweth to abandon Copano and sends his company to hold the Cibolo in anticipation of Fannin's relief march to aid the Alamo defenders ...
Richard Allen (June 10, 1830 – May 16, 1909) was a carpenter, contractor, businessman and, after the Civil War, a Republican politician in Texas. He was elected to two terms in the Texas House of Representatives. In 1878, he was the first African American in Texas to run for statewide office, but was unsuccessful in his campaign for ...
This category is for people associated with the Texas Revolution of 1835-36. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. ...
1830 establishments in Texas (1 P) This page was last edited on 23 July 2024, at 01:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
By the early 1830s, the Mexican War of Independence had subsided, and some 60 to 70 families had settled in Texas—most of them from the United States. Because there was no regular army to protect the citizens against attacks by native tribes and bandits, in 1823, Stephen F. Austin organized small, informal armed groups whose duties required them to range over the countryside, and who thus ...