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| Dillon1836 |
Posted - February 01 2005 : 10:17:00 PM
"Of the exploits of Col. Crockett, Col. Perry related this anecdote: he continued to cheer on his companions 'til they were reduced to seven. Being then called on to yield, he shouted forth defiance, leapt into the crowd below, and rushed toward the city. Being pursued by two soldiers, he kept them both at bay for a time, until he was finally thrust through by a lance."
This is what was recently found and is said to be a claim by none other than Travis's slave Joe to Colonel Perry. But this account doesn't stack up with the other claims by Susanah Dickenson who said she saw his body and also of Joe who said he was surrounded by 24 of his friends and foe and at one point he said Crockett had the "biggest pile." This account is simply a tease as "the Lancer Account", which it's being called, doesn't match the known facts. And for a forty nine year old man to jump from a wall and into a crowd of Mexicans while not being shot seems pretty far-fetched to me. Especially after a long, tiring 13 day siege.
~Wade |
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| joseph wiggs |
Posted - February 04 2005 : 8:48:54 PM
From which reference source did you obtain this information. I would like to read more. Thanking you in advance. |
| Seamus |
Posted - February 02 2005 : 4:55:22 PM
Then you take as many of them as you can when it is hopeless for you......... |
| Dillon1836 |
Posted - February 02 2005 : 3:35:14 PM
True. Very True. But the chances for Crockett seemed slim to nill. |
| Fitz Williams |
Posted - February 02 2005 : 11:29:36 AM
That reminds me of what happened to an uncle of mine who was a forward fire observer in WWII. He jumped out of the second story window of a farm house and was still able to run away. Of course, there was a column of Germans filing into the first story. And he has just told his artillery unit to fire on the farmhouse. So, when your options are running out, you can do some amazing things. |
| Wilderness Woman |
Posted - February 02 2005 : 08:35:49 AM
I don't know, Young-un.... adrenalin can do amazing things when one is in a sticky situation. Even for us "old-uns!"
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