Posted on 01/22/2012 4:56:52 PM PST by Nita Nupress
You know, i had forgotten about that little tidbit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliad_massacre
Fannin was taken by Mexican soldiers to the courtyard in front of the chapel, blindfolded, and seated in a chair (due to his leg wound from the battle). He made three requests: he asked for his personal possessions to be sent to his family, to be shot in his heart and not his face, and to be given a Christian burial. The soldiers took his belongings, shot his face, and burned Fannin's body along with the other Texans who died that day.I can see how the men at San Jacinto were motivated.
Bachmann is a poser, just like Santorum, they both attack the lead conservative and both are
LIGHTWEIGHTS !!
Btw, Fannin and his men were murdered March 27, 1836, which was Palm Sunday.
VERY clever!
They were motivated and pissed off.
Sorry for the language.
Santayana was a bucket of excrement.
It sounds great to me, but i don't want to start another Perry/Newt/Santorum/Cain/et al war!
Man, i'll be glad when this primary stuff is over.
I didn't see that earlier. I guess that means I'm not the empty suit. lol.
Very inclusive and inspiring. Thanks!
After the Alamo, the Goliad Massacre happened a few weeks earlier later.
http://www.texasescapes.com/MikeCoxTexasTales/231-San-Jacinto-Monument.htm
The last to die of wounds sustained during the [San Jacinto] battle was Giles Albert Giddings, a 24-year-old surveyor from Pennsylvania, who had lingered until June 7.That's a lot of wisdom for a 24 year old. It sounds like back then, young people were well acquainted with the sacrifices of our Founding Fathers.The details of Giddings’ last moments went unrecorded, but a letter he wrote to his parents only 11 days before the battle has survived.
“If we succeed in subduing the enemy and establishing a free and independent government, we shall have the finest country the sun ever shown upon,” Giddings wrote the day after he enlisted in the Texas army, “and if we fail we shall have the satisfaction of dying fighting for the rights of men.”
He went on to urge his parents not to worry about him. “I am no better, and my life no dearer, than those who gained the liberty you enjoy. If I fall you will have the satisfaction that your son died fighting for the rights of men.”
“It’s three battles that I’ll remember. Goliad, San Jacinto, and uh, what’s the third one there - let’s see -— Goliad, San Jacinto and the uh ... um... I can’t think of the third one. I can’t. Sorry. Oops.”
Battle of Refugio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battle of Refugio
Part of the Texas Revolution
Date March 12 - March 15, 1836
Location near Refugio, Texas
Result Mexican victory
Belligerents
Mexico Republic of Texas
Commanders and leaders
José de Urrea Amon Butler King
William Ward
Strength
1,500 men 148 men
Casualties and losses
est.100 killed, 50 wounded 16 killed plus 15 executed, 107 captured, 10 escaped
Texas Revolution
Goliad Campaign
The Battle of Refugio was fought from March 12–March 15, 1836, near Refugio, Texas. Mexican General José Urrea and 1,500 Centralista soldiers fought against Amon Butler King and his 28 American volunteers and Lieutenant Colonel William Ward and his approximately 120 Americans. The battle, a part of the Goliad Campaign of the Texas Revolution, resulted in a Mexican victory and splintered Texan resistance.
(if we sleep we lose)
Good to see you around again.
I had a new joke, but forgot it.
REMEMBER THE ALAMO.
Good article!
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