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Pages in category "Military personnel from Texas" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 704 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first published Texian list of casualties was in the March 24, 1836 issue of the Telegraph and Texas Register. The 115 names were supplied by John W. Smith and Gerald Navan, [17] who historian Thomas Ricks Lindley believed likely drew from their own memories, as well as from interviews with those who might have left or tried to enter. [18]
Henry Karnes (1812–1840), soldier and commander in Texas Revolution; Robert J. Kleberg (1803–1888), veteran of Battle of San Jacinto; descendants owned and managed King Ranch; Antonio Menchaca (1800–1879), soldier in the Texas Army; he helped convince Houston to allow Tejanos to fight in the battle of San Jacinto
The Texas Army National Guard is composed of approximately 19,000 soldiers, and maintains 117 armories in 102 communities. [ citation needed ] State duties include disaster relief, emergency preparedness, security assistance to state law enforcement agencies, and some aspects of border security.
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.
He published the names of 10 Texas pilots among the first attack forces flying over the invasion area from the base of the Thunderbolt wing in Southern England, reporting that, “It was a quiet ...
Since 1903, the Texas National Guard designation has remained the same while the Texas State Guard has been designated as the: Texas Reserve Militia, 1905-1913 [15] Texas Home Guard, 1914-1918 (World War I) [16] Texas Reserve Militia, 1919-1940 [17] Texas Defense/State Guard, 1941-45 (World War II) [17] Texas State Guard Reserve Corps, 1945 ...
Texas Rangers and vigilante ranchers are blamed for gunning down 15 unarmed men and boys of Mexican descent, but evidence points to another possible accomplice. Army bullets unearthed at site of ...