With the battle cry, "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!" the Texans charged. The enemy taken by surprise, rallied for a few minutes then fled in disorder. The Texans had asked no quarter and gave none. The slaughter was appalling, victory complete, and Texas free! On the following day General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, self-styled "Napoleon of the West," received from a generous foe the mercy he had denied Travis at the Alamo and Fannin at Goliad.
Glad ya'll had such a wonderful time and saw so much! It was a big thing for me to make sure I took my kids to see those things so they'd have those memories in their childhood as I did. I'm thinkin' it will make a difference someday to Spiderboy and even BittyGirl to have gone on this and other trips. I know, those trips are multiple threads in the fabric of who I have become as an adult.
On a funny note. Was talking to a friend from one of them northern states today. He was ribbing my Texas pride. Pointed out that Texans didn't invent boots. They existed long before Texas. I had a rare brainstorm. Told him us real Texans prefer to be barefoot 100% of the time but a lot of the old northern immigrants had brought in boots to Texas cause they just couldn't stand the cactus spines in their feet. I 'bout dropped the guy to the floor with that one.
~shining nails on blouse~
Texas Pride. It's an uncontrollable thing.
Great panel. Thanks for sharing it.