. Rangers and pioneers of Texas. wards told old manSowell: I set fire to your house myself. Every thingwas consumed, including a fine library belonging to hisson, Lewis, who brought it with him from Tennessee. Andrew accompanied his parents to the coast, and sawthem safely on board of a vessel, in company with agreat many fugitives like themselves, the captain sailingout into the gulf with them. Andrew then hastenedback to join Houstons army, but arrived too late to par- 152 Rangers and Pioneers of Texas. ticipate in the battle of San Jacinto, which had just beenfought when he arrived, but had
. Rangers and pioneers of Texas. wards told old manSowell: I set fire to your house myself. Every thingwas consumed, including a fine library belonging to hisson, Lewis, who brought it with him from Tennessee. Andrew accompanied his parents to the coast, and sawthem safely on board of a vessel, in company with agreat many fugitives like themselves, the captain sailingout into the gulf with them. Andrew then hastenedback to join Houstons army, but arrived too late to par- 152 Rangers and Pioneers of Texas. ticipate in the battle of San Jacinto, which had just beenfought when he arrived, but had the satisfaction of learn-ing that the Mexican army had suffered a total defeatand that Santa Anna himself, was a prisoner. The battlewas fought on the 2ist of April, 1836, near the SanJacinto river, something over 200 miles east of SanAntonio. The Mexican army numbered upward of1,600 men, while that of Houston was only 783. The rout of the Mexican army commenced at 4:30oclock, and from that time until night put an end to the. (The Battle of San Jacinto.; pursuit. It resembled a slaughter more than a the breastworks, before the rout commenced, thecontest was fierce and bloody. The Texans fought withclubbed rifles, breaking a great many of them off at thebreech. The best troops that Santa Anna had, was thefamous Tampico regiment, that fought with great most of them were either killed or captured. General Santa Anna was captured the next day afterthe battle. He had thrown off his uniform and was lyingin the tall grass on the prairie when found by the scouts, Rangers and Pioneers of Texas. 153 who were scouring the country, bringing in Sylvester thus relates the manner of his capture,which was published in the Texas Almanac, in 1858: *Mr. Sylvester, in company with two others, were scoutingnear Vinces bayou, when, turning out from the road, some deerwere seen at a distance. * Boys, said one, stop here until I geta shot at those bucks. Then rid
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