Statue of Benjamin Rush Milam, hero of the Siege of Béxar, photograph by Jonhall, San Antonio, Texas, 12 July 2010.
An American colonist in the then-Mexican territory of Texas, Milam partook in the Mexican War of Independence and later the Texas Revolution on the side of the Texans. He died while leading troops during the Siege of Béxar on 7 December 1835.
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