James bowie

While the garrison holding the Alamo was at its lowest ebb, Jim Bowie returned to the mission city with 30 men on January 19, 1836, to prepare San Antonio for defense from a re-invasion of Texas by Gen. Santa Anna. It will be remembered that Bowie had taken part in the battle that drove Mexican forces from San Antonio at the First Battle of the Alamo December 5-9, 1835.

What did American Indians do with captives? John O’Connor (Phoenix, Arizona) The taking of captives varied with the various tribes, but generally, all

Mar 6th 1836, Jim Bowie, American pioneer and soldier (b. 1796) Bowie perished with the rest of the Alamo defenders, when the Mexicans attacked. Santa Anna ordered the alcalde of San Antonio, Francisco Antonio Ruiz, to confirm the identities of Bowie, Travis, and Crockett. After first ordering that Bowie be buried, as he was too brave a man to be burned like a dog, Santa Anna later had Bowie's body placed with those of the other Texans on the funeral pyre.

1977 was the first year that Western knives started using the alphabet, starting with the letter A , to date code their knives. It was also the last year they…

Taking secrets to the grave is nothing new and eventually we will all most likely have a few secrets we take with us - perhaps to protect others or maybe to protect our own reputation or legacy. Some secrets, because of the historic consequences, or the attention given to them over the years, turn into

DAVID BOWIE

. . . Everything I Couldn't Fit in the Book

As a fearsome weapon, the Bowie knife recently donated to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum speaks for itself.