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According to his older brother, John, James Bowie was born in Logan County, Kentucky, on April 10, 1796 (Historical marker: 36° 46' 25"N 86° 42' 10"W). [5] [6] In his 1948 book, Bowie Knife, historian Raymond Thorp gives Bowie's birth date as April 10 but does not support it with any documentation. [7]
Juana Gertrudis Navarro Alsbury (1812 – July 23, 1888) was one of the few Texian survivors of the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution in 1836. As Mexican forces entered her hometown, San Antonio de Bexar, on February 23, Alsbury's cousin by marriage, James Bowie, brought her with him to the Alamo Mission so that he could protect her.
The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory is a 1987 American Western television miniseries later edited into a feature film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo written and directed by Burt Kennedy, starring James Arness as James Bowie, Brian Keith as Davy Crockett, Alec Baldwin as William Barrett Travis, Raul Julia as Antonio López de Santa Anna, and featuring a single scene cameo by Lorne Greene as Sam ...
Victoriana de Salina and three children: Civilian noncombatant – Three daughters accompanied her into the Alamo. Their names and ages are unknown. [34] Moses Rose: Soldier 1780s [?]— 1850/1851[?] Allowed to leave the Alamo March 5, 1836 [70] Sam: Slave of James Bowie – Sam was spared because he was a slave. [48]
James Bowie (c.1796–1836) was an American pioneer, fighter and frontiersman. James Bowie may also refer to: James Bowie (footballer) (1888–1972), Scottish footballer; James Bowie (botanist) (c.1789–1869), English botanist; Jim Bowie (baseball) (born 1965), American baseball first baseman; Jimmy Bowie (1924–2000), Scottish footballer
Bowie (4-3, 4-0) capitalized on the momentum, defeating Arlington 48-21 to clinch a playoff spot and move one step closer to a district title, a feat they haven’t accomplished since the 2012 season.
The accused shooter, 17-year-old Julian Howard, is believed to have known and targeted the victim, 18-year-old Etavion Barnes, police say. Here are the latest updates on the investigation.
27 – Austin sends James Bowie, James Fannin and Juan Seguín with 90 men to scout for a base of operations from which to launch a siege. Despite orders to return that day, Bowie and his men camp overnight on the grounds of Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña. 28 – 400 Mexican troops attack Bowie and his men.