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15 Cards in this Set
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Recruit
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To enlist people into the armed services
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David Crockett
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Volunteer Texas soldier; former U.S. congressman from Tennessee; led 12 volunteers to reinforce the Alamo; was about 50 years old by the time he journeyed to Texas.
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James W. Fannin
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Authorized by Governor Smith to attack the Mexican city of Matamoros; this led to confusion among the Texan forces; commanded about 450 Texans at Goliad.
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General Jose Urrea
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Mexican commander who led a column of Santa Anna's troops from Matamoros toward Goliad.
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Colonel James Bowie
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Ordered by Sam Houston to lead 25 men from Goliad to San Antonio; he was to inspect the situation there and decide whether or not to abandon the post; made the "Bowie" knife famous; was an adventurer who had first arrived in Texas in 1828 searching for Spanish mines
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Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis
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After orders from Governor Smith, he led about 30 texas army regulars from Dan Felipe to the Alamo ( San Antonio) to reinforce Colonel Neil; joined the regular Texas army as lieutenant colonel of cavalry (horseback soldiers) in 1835.
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Fortify
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To strengthen, such as a fort
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Albert Martin
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On March 1st , along with George C. Kimball, led 32 volunteer reinforcements from Gonzales into the Alamo under the cover of darkness.
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Louis "Moses" Rose
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The only man at the Alamo to not cross Travis's legendary "line in the sand"; came to Texas from France in 1827; fought the Napoleonic wars and saw no need to sacrifice his life for a hopeless cause
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Señora Francita Alvez
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Wife of a Mexican army officer who helped car for the Texas s during their imprisonment and helped several avoid execution; later referred to as the "Angel of Goliad"
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Colonel James C. Neil
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Commanded About 100 Texan troops in San Antonio; complained to the the general council that he needed more men and guns if they Texans were going to defend San Antonio (The Alamo).
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Veteran
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A person who once served as a soldier
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Veteran
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A person who once served as a soldier
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Civilian
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A person not in the armed services or police force
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Unit
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An individual thing or person
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