To give you a sense of scale, on March 12 1836, colonel William Ward stared down 1500 Mexican soldiers - fully equipped and parading prior to attack - and refused calls to surrender. He had about 150 men. These guys were committed. This was the battle of Refugio which lasted 4 days.
It was also a bit of a shitshow. Infighting between leadership, disobeyed orders, and ultimate defeat. Many of the Texian men (mostly from Georgia) would be executed later at Goliad. However, they did just enough to seal the Mexicans fate. Urrea, the Mexican general, was slowed down just enough that he would never make it back to Santa Anna’s main army. That turns out to be a big deal.
Texas rules.
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