ISBN: 9781153627023

Excerpt: ...fight. Texas was a wild place in those days, and the old hunter had more than one hairbreadth escape from Indians, desperadoes, and savage beasts, ere he got to the neighborho… More...

Excerpt: ...fight. Texas was a wild place in those days, and the old hunter had more than one hairbreadth escape from Indians, desperadoes, and savage beasts, ere he got to the neighborhood of San Antonio, and joined another adventurer, a bee-hunter, bent on the same errand as himself. The two had been in ignorance of exactly what the situation in Texas was; but they soon found that the Mexican army was marching toward San Antonio, whither they were going. Near the town was an old Spanish fort, the Alamo, in which the hundred and fifty American defenders of the place had gathered. Santa Anna had four thousand troops with him. The Alamo was a mere shell, utterly unable to withstand either a bombardment or a regular assault. It was evident, therefore, that those within it would be in the utmost jeopardy if the place were seriously assaulted, but old Crockett and his companion never wavered. They were fearless and resolute, and masters of woodcraft, and they managed to slip through the Mexican lines and join the defenders within the walls. The bravest, the hardiest, the most reckless men of the border were there; among them were Colonel Travis, the commander of the fort, and Bowie, the inventor of the famous bowie-knife. They were a wild and ill-disciplined band, little used to restraint or control, but they were men of iron courage and great bodily powers, skilled in the use of their weapons, and ready to meet with stern and uncomplaining indifference whatever doom fate might have in store for them. Soon Santa Anna approached with his army, took possession of the town, and besieged the fort. The defenders knew there was scarcely a chance of rescue, and that it was hopeless to expect that one hundred and fifty men, behind defenses so weak, could beat off four thousand trained soldiers, well armed and provided with heavy artillery; but they had no idea of flinching, and made a desperate defense. The days went by, and no help came, while Santa Anna got ready his... Henry Cabot Lodge, Books, Fiction and Literature, Hero Tales From American History Books>Fiction and Literature, General Books LLC<

2012, ISBN: 1153627027

[EAN: 9781153627023], Neubuch, [PU: Reference Series Books LLC], BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / MILITARY, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware 52 pp. Englisch, Books

ISBN: 1153627027

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2013, ISBN: 1153627027

Kartoniert / Broschiert BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, mit Schutzumschlag neu, [PU:Books LLC, Reference Series]

2013, ISBN: 1153627027

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