him an outstanding candidate. hey, young man. you going to go hunting with me one of these days? a successful career in politics is unlikely for a widow we are and three kids. fate lands a hand when he meets and soon marries elizabeth patton, a widow with two small children of her own. may i ask you where you come from? right here. elizabeth lost her husband in the creek war. she has a substantial, more than enough to finance her new husband s political career. crockett s first campaign is against a local militia captain for the office of lieutenant colonel. i m captain matthews and with my experience, the great state of tennessee can only benefit from my knowledge of the int tra sees of politics. intrakra sees of politics?
there were atrocities under jackson s orders against the creek people. jackson orders a surprise attack on the creek town but experiencing the brutal teas of war first dls hand has an unexpected effect on crockett. crockett, he was pretty trauma advertised by some of the events in the creek war. he was not a killer. he wasn t a violent person. unlike the general he serves under, he recognizes the humanity of the impressive creek warriors. he admires their strength in battle and their courage in the face of death. the legend of david crockett is that he s taming the frontier with heroics and battles but the truth is kills when he has to. crockett has more in common with native-american warriors than he
and sdru jackson s militia engages in another battle. while hundreds of creeks escape jackson is enraged. he is determined to destroy his enemy, no matter the cost to his men. jackson kept on pushing them and pushing them to the point where they ran out of supplies. when they were asked to apply the rules of war to andrew jackson s campaign he would probably be considered a war criminal. requesting permission to leave to get food and other needs. we don t have to him to get anything, scout. the men gets this.
they started coming in the last days of the spanish regime and fist days of the mexican republic. they were coming in order to make texas into a new america. but mexico and general santa ana stand in the way. crockett meets with an old friend from his washington days sam houston commander of the texian army. politic. we did that. this is war. i found 65 excellent rifle men. they will be under your command. i want you to take them down to san antonio and reinforce the garrison there and hold him. what do you say? sam, i would be happy and honored to fight for the future of the republic of texas. sam houston dispatches crockett to a garrison known by
they started coming in in the last days of the spanish regime and the first days of the new mexican republic. these guys were coming to texas in order to make texans into a new america. but mexico and general santa ana stand in the way. crockett meets with an old friend from his washington days, sam houston. commander of the texan army. politics, we did that. this is war. i selected 65 excellent riflemen. they ll be under your command. i want you to take them down to san antonio and reinforce the garrison there and hold it. what do you say? i d be happy and honored to fight for the future of the republic of texas. sam houston dispatched