The legacy of Gen. George Forsyth’s leadership in the famous battle remains controversial over 150 years later. George “Sandy” Forsyth was a...
The Hero or Goat of Beecher Island?
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The Battle Of Pinos Altos While Mangas and his Membreno’s were terrorizing the Pinos Altos area, Cochise was busy raiding along the Santa Cruz River where he killed 150 Americans.
Mangas Colorados, the great chief of the Membreno Apache, had been friendly with the Americans since 1846 when he offered to join them in their war...
Fannin At Goliad Facing overwhelming odds, though, Fannin and his troops surrendered the next day.
In early February 1836, James Fannin sailed from Velasco and landed at Copano with four companies of the Georgia Battalion, moving to join a small...
The Battle Over Salt
The San Elizario salt flats were the prize in a Texas feud.
The Forgotten Founding Father
Daniel Boone and the Birth of the Frontier Movement