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Did David Crockett Die Near These Cannon?

by | Apr 1, 2009 | Features & Gunfights

Cannon discovered in the San Antonio River could be tied to the historic Alamo battle.
Historians say 23 cannon at the Battle of the Alamo were in battery in the northwest and southwest walls, as well as positioned in critical areas including before the main gate, in corrals and in the church. Yet what happened to them after the battle? Cannon were that era’s Colt pistols.  The saying, “God made man, but Sam Colt made


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