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Jean Lafitte (also spelt Laffite, c. 1780 to c. 1820 CE) was a Franco-American leader of pirates and privateers who captured merchant vessels of various states in the Gulf of Mexico from 1810 to 1820. Lafitte proved an invaluable...

Cast of the skull of a scimitar-toothed cat (genus Homotherium) which appeared across Africa, Eurasia and the Americas during the Pliocene (c. 5 million - c. 2,6 million years ago) and the Pleistocene (c. 2,6 million- c. 12,000...

Letters From The Old West - William Barret Travis - February 24, 1836 - (Documentary) tv shows full episodes. In this episode of Letters from The Old West featuring William Barret Travis was written...

William Barret Travis (1809-1836), sketch by Wiley Martin (1777-1842). The only known portrait of Travis in his lifetime. Later paintings, after Travis' death at the Alamo in 1836...

Bowie knife, blade marked "G. Wostenholm & Son, Washington Work, I-XL, the real IXL knife, The Hunters Companion." The "Bowie knife" is famous from the Sandbar Fight of 1827, during which James 'Jim' Bowie first used such a knife...

A gouache on paper painting titled The Battle of the Alamo, 1836 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna facing the Texian Frontiermen...

Juan Seguín's grave and monument in the City of Seguin, Texas. Photograph by Billy Hathorn, 2013.

The San Jacinto Monument– 567.31 feet (172.92 m) high, located east of Houston, Texas – commemorates the Battle of San Jacinto on 21 April 1836. Photo by Tijuana Brass, 2007.

Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna surrenders to Sam Houston's Texian force after the Battle of San Jacinto (21 April 1836), securing Texas' independence. Painting by William Henry Huddle, 1886; in...

A knife purportedly carried by David 'Davy' Crockett during the Battle of the Alamo, photograph by Brian Reading, 2013. Crockett's knife is on display at the San Jacinto Museum of History at the...