. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . at day a council of war was hold under atree, the officers discussing whether they should attack the enemyor await an attack from him. Some of them urged that thestrength of Santa Annas position and the coolness of his veteranswould be disastrous to the raw militia of their army, but othersfavored the attack. A bridge, which was the only passage to theBrazos, was hewn down by the Texans to cut off the retreatof the Mexicans. About three in the afternoon, the Texan armyformed in line of battle. The twin sisters opened a destructivefire upon the Mexi
. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . at day a council of war was hold under atree, the officers discussing whether they should attack the enemyor await an attack from him. Some of them urged that thestrength of Santa Annas position and the coolness of his veteranswould be disastrous to the raw militia of their army, but othersfavored the attack. A bridge, which was the only passage to theBrazos, was hewn down by the Texans to cut off the retreatof the Mexicans. About three in the afternoon, the Texan armyformed in line of battle. The twin sisters opened a destructivefire upon the Mexicans when within about two hundred yards oftheir breastworks; and the whole line, advancing in double-quicktime, crying Eemember the Alamo ! Remember Goliad! pour-ed a murderous firo into their ranks. The Texans never halted,but on the left pressed on to the woodland, driving the Mexicansbefore them, the cavalry on the right meeting with the same suc-cess. In the center the enemys artillery had been taken, and 8d4 TEXAS WAR FOR 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
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