Wall’s last stand: Texas defender holding line against illegal border crosser crime
On April 21, 1836, defenders of Texas liberty won the Battle of San Jacinto in 18 minutes, defeating the Mexican Army, ...
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Texans settled their differences with duels
Mortally wounded in a Christmas Eve duel at Gonzales, Virginian Reuben Ross survived the Battle of San Jacinto only to die on Christmas Day 1839. The deadly dispute began two months earlier, when Ross ...
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San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
History aficionados will be intrigued by the San Jacinto Battleground. The State Historic Site is where an important, if not the most important, battle for Texas' independence took place in 1836.
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Wall’s last stand: Texas defender holding line against illegal border crosser crime
Those at San Jacinto avenged their sacrifice. Now, McCrocklan’s ancestor, Prosser Martin Wall, who goes by Martin, has been fighting a similar battle for survival, committed to defending Texas.