Comments on: History Friday: Disorder in the Court: 9-11-1842 http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/34968.html Some Chicago Boyz know each other from student days at the University of Chicago. Others are Chicago boys in spirit. The blog name is also intended as a good-humored gesture of admiration for distinguished Chicago boys including those pictured above. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Sgt. Mom http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/34968.html/comment-page-1#comment-447598 Sgt. Mom Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:18:27 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=34968#comment-447598 IIRC, that was kicked off by a Ranger being attacked (maybe killed?) by a local street thug, and the Ranger's comrades taking revenge. There is also an interesting story of Bigfoot Wallace coming face to face with the Mexican officer who supervised the Black Bean draw, around that time ... especially as Wallace recognized the man. IIRC, that was kicked off by a Ranger being attacked (maybe killed?) by a local street thug, and the Ranger’s comrades taking revenge. There is also an interesting story of Bigfoot Wallace coming face to face with the Mexican officer who supervised the Black Bean draw, around that time … especially as Wallace recognized the man.

]]> By: Whitehall http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/34968.html/comment-page-1#comment-447387 Whitehall Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:00:36 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=34968#comment-447387 The Texas Rangers gave a good dose of revenge when they entered Mexico City with Scott in the Mexican War. They ran wild killing Mexicans in the street one night, according to Fehrenbach's "Lone Star." The Texas Rangers gave a good dose of revenge when they entered Mexico City with Scott in the Mexican War. They ran wild killing Mexicans in the street one night, according to Fehrenbach’s “Lone Star.”

]]> By: Sgt. Mom http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/34968.html/comment-page-1#comment-446578 Sgt. Mom Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:40:25 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=34968#comment-446578 Hi, Tom - chugging along, about 3/4 done with the first draft, which is the most important. I am posting occasional chapters on my book blog,<a href="http://celiahayes.wordpress.com/category/chapters-from-the-latest-book/" rel="nofollow"> here</a>. It's not the home thing, just tastes here and there. Hi, Tom – chugging along, about 3/4 done with the first draft, which is the most important. I am posting occasional chapters on my book blog, here. It’s not the home thing, just tastes here and there.

]]> By: Tom Holsinger http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/34968.html/comment-page-1#comment-446556 Tom Holsinger Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:10:02 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=34968#comment-446556 Bill, Santa Ana had divided his army to better purse the fleeing Texans after Goliad. Only the column with him was captured. Had he been executed, the next senior Mexican commander could have converged the other columns and crushed Houston's little army within a week. Houston saved Texas many times. Sgt. Mom - How is the sequel to _Adelsverein_ going? Bill, Santa Ana had divided his army to better purse the fleeing Texans after Goliad. Only the column with him was captured. Had he been executed, the next senior Mexican commander could have converged the other columns and crushed Houston’s little army within a week. Houston saved Texas many times.

Sgt. Mom – How is the sequel to _Adelsverein_ going?

]]> By: Sgt. Mom http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/34968.html/comment-page-1#comment-446527 Sgt. Mom Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:02:53 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=34968#comment-446527 In the short term, Bill, I think Sam Houston thought it absolutely neccessary to strike a deal with Santa Anna. The Mexican Army defeated at San Jacinto was only a small part of Mexican forces within Texas. Striking a deal that would remove them post-haste was an absolute neccessity. I do think that he might have regretted it later, when Santa Anna demonstrated his own treachery, and ongoing enmity towards Texas. I was a little bit astonished to see just the extent of the 'cold war' that Santa Anna and other Mexican officials conducted against independent Texas. Spies, economic and diplomatic sabotage, subversion of the Cherokee, out-right invasion ... it never stopped during those ten years. Of course, it also led to a terrible amount of distrust between the Anglo-Texans and the Tejanos, even though many Tejanos had rebelled right alongside the Anglo-Texans. In the short term, Bill, I think Sam Houston thought it absolutely neccessary to strike a deal with Santa Anna. The Mexican Army defeated at San Jacinto was only a small part of Mexican forces within Texas. Striking a deal that would remove them post-haste was an absolute neccessity. I do think that he might have regretted it later, when Santa Anna demonstrated his own treachery, and ongoing enmity towards Texas. I was a little bit astonished to see just the extent of the ‘cold war’ that Santa Anna and other Mexican officials conducted against independent Texas. Spies, economic and diplomatic sabotage, subversion of the Cherokee, out-right invasion … it never stopped during those ten years. Of course, it also led to a terrible amount of distrust between the Anglo-Texans and the Tejanos, even though many Tejanos had rebelled right alongside the Anglo-Texans.

]]> By: Bill Brandt http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/34968.html/comment-page-1#comment-446522 Bill Brandt Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:00:29 +0000 http://chicagoboyz.net/?p=34968#comment-446522 Sgt - you seem pretty knowledgeable on Texas history. Do you believe, in subsequent years, that Sam Houston regretted releasing Santa Anna after San Jacinto or did he view it at the time as necessary to secure Texas' independence (was he a practitioner of <i>Realpolitik </i>? Sgt – you seem pretty knowledgeable on Texas history. Do you believe, in subsequent years, that Sam Houston regretted releasing Santa Anna after San Jacinto or did he view it at the time as necessary to secure Texas’ independence (was he a practitioner of Realpolitik ?

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