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The Texas Militia are the militia forces of the State of Texas. It currently consists of the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, and Texas State Guard. [1] It is administered by the Texas Military Department under command of the Texas Adjutant General. [2] Since 1846, the Texas Militia constitutes the entirety of the Texas ...
The Texian Militia was the militia forces of Texian colonists in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas from 1823 to 1835 and the inaugurate force of the Texas Military. [1] It was established by Stephen F. Austin on August 5, 1823 for defense of the Old Three Hundred colonists against the Karankawa, Comanche, and Cherokee tribes; among others. [2]
Texas: Alamo Militia San Antonio: Golden Triangle Militia Groves: Orange: Texas Light Foot Militia Tyler: Texas State Militia Austin: Big Spring: Houston: Bell County Minutemen Bell County, Texas: Washington: Washington Light Foot Militia [D] Spokane County: West Virginia: Ohio Valley Minutemen Citizen's Volunteer Militia [E] Charleston ...
Texas Military Forces are inextricably linked and have served an integral role in the development, history, culture, and international reputation of Texas. [5] They were established with the Texian Militia in 1823 (thirteen years before the Republic of Texas and twenty-two years before the State of Texas) by Stephen Austin to defend the Old Three Hundred in the Colony of Texas.
The Texian Army, also known as the Revolutionary Army and Army of the People, was the land warfare branch of the Texian armed forces during the Texas Revolution.It spontaneously formed from the Texian Militia in October 1835 following the Battle of Gonzales.
Texas Militia: Mathew Caldwell: 11 KIA Victory October 1840 Battle of Red Fork Texas Militia: John H. Moore: Unknown Victory 1841 Battle of Bandera Pass: Texas Militia: John C. Hays: 5 WIA Victory 1852 Battle of Hynes Bay: Texas Militia: John Hynes Unknown Victory [51] Jan-May 1858 Antelope Hills expedition: Frontier Battalion, Texas Rangers ...
Major General Anthony Woods, Commander, Texas State Guard. The Texas State Guard has its roots in Stephen F. Austin's colonial militia. On February 18, 1823, Emperor of Mexico, Agustín de Iturbide, authorized Austin who was the leader of the first non-Spanish efforts of Texas settlement "to organize the colonists into a body of the national militia, to preserve tranquility."
The Texas Army National Guard has its roots in the Texas Militia formed by Stephen F. Austin at his headquarters village of San Felipe de Austin. Austin was empowered to "organize the Colonists into a body of National Militia" in the 18 February 1823 decree authorizing Austin to form his colony in Mexican Texas.