. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. Combats and Conouests^of T^imortal Heroes 29 beleaguered. Houston believed ^ that Travis and his futileforce should have retreated before the overwhelming hordeof Santa Anna. Houston, himself, had fallen back with his own army beyondthe Colorado river and had even gone beyond the San Jacintobefore making his stand against Santa Anna. It wasthere that Houston had halted and achieved his valiant victory,. DON ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA, MEXICAN DICTATOR AND BARBAROUS BUTCHER Utterly routing and scattering in wild flight the flower of hisfoemans army o
. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. Combats and Conouests^of T^imortal Heroes 29 beleaguered. Houston believed ^ that Travis and his futileforce should have retreated before the overwhelming hordeof Santa Anna. Houston, himself, had fallen back with his own army beyondthe Colorado river and had even gone beyond the San Jacintobefore making his stand against Santa Anna. It wasthere that Houston had halted and achieved his valiant victory,. DON ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA, MEXICAN DICTATOR AND BARBAROUS BUTCHER Utterly routing and scattering in wild flight the flower of hisfoemans army or causing most of them to surrender. But this was after Travis and his heroic comrades had allgone down to death and doom on March 6, announcing theywould neither surrender nor retreat. In the name of Libertyand Patriotism and everything dear to the American characterTravis called for aid and re-inforcements, announcing if hiscall was unanswered, he and his small force had determined to 30 Combats and Conquests of Immortal Heroes sustain Santa Annas attack as long as possible. Travis wordswere: We will die like soldiers who do not forget their honornor that of their Country, concluding with the exclamation:Victory or Death. Out in bold relief stands the story of the struggle thatfollowed these words. It is emblazoned on histotys pages so
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