attack on the creek village. but experiencing the brutalities of war firsthand has an unexpected effect on crockett. crockett was pretty traumatized 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 courage in the face of death. the legend of david crockett is that he s a fierce indian fighter taming the wild frontier. the truth is he only kills when he has to. the battle shows crockett has more in common with native-american warriors than he does with most military men.
winchester and back and returns with supplies and too food. he took credit for being one of the volunteers to ignored jackson s order for them to stay in camp. historians disagree on this. i doubt that he would put something in his autobiography that others could have read and known it was false. his unit and jackson s part ways. there is no record of crockett being charged with desertion. the war has changed the country and the man. crockett returns to a life that would never be the same. polly, his wife and mother of three is near death with an unknown sickness.
rival. well aware of the advancing mexican army, crockett has a small window to escape. but he has no intention of retreating. when this war is won, texas will achieve its independence, these people are going to need a strong leader. and i intend to give them what they need. the texans have indeed misjudged general santa ana. for weeks he s been assembling an army of nearly 2,000 soldiers. on february 23rd, 1836, general santa ana and his troops arrive at san antonio. and begin surrounding the alamo. the first thing he does is try to scare them. raises a black flag. the no quarter flag sends a chilling message to the texans. none of you will be spared.
winter i almost froze. crockett! five people are dead. creeks. during the war of 1812, creek indians attacked ft. mims. the massacre leaves 500 men, women and children dead. many of them trapped and burned alive. if every man waited for his wife to be willing for him to go to war, we would all be killed in our home. david crockett has found his call to glory. but to answer it, he must risk his life and leave his family alone on the frontier. good-bye, son. this is what men do at the
back. and returns with supplies and food. there you go, boys. crockett took credit in his autobiography of being one of the volunteers who ignored jackson s orders for them to stay in camp. historians disagree on this. i doubt if he would put something in his autobiography that others could have read and known it was false. his unit and jackson s part ways. there is no record of crockett being charged with desertion. the war has changed the country and the man. crockett returns to a life that will never be the same. polly, his wife and mother of three, is near death with an unknown sickness.