. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . HOUSTON DICTATINQ OKDEKS. turned against his own flying forces. The Texan commander waseverywhere along the line of attack, encouraging and directinghis men; often getting in front of his own gunners. ITEXAS WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE. 395 In fifteen minutes from the time of the first assault the Mexi-cans were flying in all directions. With terrible slaughter amongthe fugitives the flight continued, men and horses, dead and dy-ing, forming a bridge through the morass for the pursuers. Notmany of the Texans were wounded; the commander-in-chief hadhis hor
. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . HOUSTON DICTATINQ OKDEKS. turned against his own flying forces. The Texan commander waseverywhere along the line of attack, encouraging and directinghis men; often getting in front of his own gunners. ITEXAS WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE. 395 In fifteen minutes from the time of the first assault the Mexi-cans were flying in all directions. With terrible slaughter amongthe fugitives the flight continued, men and horses, dead and dy-ing, forming a bridge through the morass for the pursuers. Notmany of the Texans were wounded; the commander-in-chief hadhis horse shot two or three times, and received a severe woundin the ankle. Still the chase continued, Houston still at the headof his men. The Texans, having no time to load, clubbed theirguns J then they used their pistols, and their bowie-knives nextcame into requisition. Night fell, and the pursuit was given over. HOUSTON AT 6AN JACI2ST0. for that day. The victors secured seven hundred and thirty prison-ers, and provided for the wounded of both armies as well as theycould. Two hundred and eight of these were Mexicans, twenty-five were Texans; six hundred and thirty of Santa Annas men,and eight of Houstons had been killed. The Texans had taken,besides, a large quantity of arms, great numbers of horses andmules, the camp equipage and the military chest of the enemy,the latter containing about twelve thousand dollars. The impor-tance of this acquisition will be apparent when it is stated that 396 TEXAS WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE. there rr&s no such thing belonging to the Texan army. Houstonhad started out, on this campaign, with a private fund of twohundred dollars; one-fourth of this sum had been given to awoman who had been widowed by the Alamo massacre, as hehad not the heart to refuse her request for aid. The excitement of the battle had hitherto made him forget hiswound, but now, in the compara
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