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Readers' Forum
Subject: The Battle of Calf Creek
I have researched and written on this subject since about 1974.
That battle occurred in 1831. There were no "settlers" in that area
until 1878 when my ancestor moved to the area. The battle came about
when James Bowie, leading an expedition consisting of his brother
Rezin, eight other men and a boy, attempted to separate the local
Indians from a cache of silver which Bowie believed the Indians possessed.
He was besieged by approximately 124 Indians, (his own words from
a written report). The expedition eventually escaped and returned
to San Antonio suffering one fatality and several wounded men.
A complete and detailed account of the battle and circumstances related
to it both before and after the battle is available at www.calfcreek.net/bowie.html
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Information on Calf Creek, Texas is available at www.calfcreek.net/calfcreek/html
- Regards, David Deland webmaster, April 20, 2002 |
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