William Bradle
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Instead, the commanders of the various rebel units felt safer fighting from inside “forts” such as the Alamo even though they were not fortresses and Mexican cannon would make short work of them. In Bradle’s analysis, this was the main reason the Alamo was a defeat.
Fortress Goliad was also not a true fort and when its rebel commander, James Fannin realized it, he fled its confines only to make the mistake of under estimating the abilities of the Mexican army and finding his command on an open plain facing 1000’s with his few 100’s.
The final battle at San Jacinto lasts 18 minutes and frees Texas because Houston developed a strategy of delay so he could train his troops and put General Santa Anna in a location that would put the battle situation in the Texan favour.
Bradle presents great detail including brief biographies of individuals as they appear in the narrative. If he has been able to ascertain what happened to them, he includes the information. This is a very entertaining study of the early history of the Lone Star State. If the reader wishes to read about it in more depth, an extensive bibliography is included.… (mehr)