The Siege and Battle of Bexar: Episode 6
Wise About Texas
Ken Wise
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2015
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In December, 1835, the Mexican army surrendered the major city of Bexar to the rebellious Texans. Learn about the grass fight and the capture of the pots and pans! You’ll also learn about the pivotal role BBQ played in the cause of Texas independence!
The Alamo in 1849. This is the oldest picture of the Alamo and probably the closest to an “1836” view we’ll ever get.
Gen. Edward Burleson who commanded the troops in the battle.
The flag of the New Orleans Greys. The Greys participated in the battle and one of them challenged Deaf Smith in the cannon bets. This flag was captured at the Battle of the Alamo and is on display in a Mexican museum.
Gen. Martin Perfecto de Cos, commander of the Mexican army at Bexar.
Ben Milam who rallied the Texans and was later killed by a Mexican sniper outside the Veramendi palace.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Howdy and welcome to Wise About Texas, the Texas History podcast. As usual, I need to thank |
| 0:19.9 | everyone for a great response to the show. |
| 0:22.5 | If you know a Texas history enthusiast, let them know about the show. |
| 0:26.3 | I'm also getting some invitations to speak on Texas history topics as a result of this program. |
| 0:31.6 | I love to do that, so email me at host at wiseabout Texas.com if you know a group that needs to get Wise About Texas. |
| 0:40.2 | Today we're going to go back to 1835. |
| 0:43.2 | Recall in episode three we learned about the first major engagement between the Texas Army |
| 0:47.6 | and the Mexican Army at Mission Concepcion right outside present-day San Antonio, |
| 0:52.2 | which was then called Bayhar. |
| 0:54.3 | Texas won that battle, and today we're going to talk about the siege and the Battle of |
| 0:58.0 | Behar, which resulted right after the Battle of Concepcion. |
| 1:02.3 | Before I begin, let me tell you a little detail I discovered while researching this episode. |
| 1:07.1 | You remember Robert Calder from episode one? |
| 1:09.8 | He was the guy who went with Benjamin Cromwell Franklin to inform the provisional government that San Jacinto had been won and Texas was free. He was a later judge and he held some other offices. Well, in episode three, I mentioned that the Texans had posted a lookout in the bell tower of Mission Concepcion right before the battle. Robert Calder was that lookout. |
| 1:29.3 | So there's a trivia question that's guaranteed to win you a bet. |
| 1:32.3 | Another fact I discovered about the Battle of Concepcion concerns the reason that Austin and the main body of the army arrived about an hour after the battle was over. |
| 1:41.3 | Apparently, an entire company of soldiers described as being |
| 1:45.6 | from eastern Texas deserted the army shortly before the battle. This delayed Austin's departure. |
| 1:52.0 | Now, that was important because if Austin had arrived during the action, it's likely cost |
| 1:55.8 | this entire force would have been killed or captured, and who knows what the result might have been. |
| 2:00.9 | Now, right off the bat, when talking about the siege of Behar, I'm going to tell you the end of the story. |
| 2:06.9 | The Texans win. |
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