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title: Ben Milam Statue
author: Jonhall
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20987/ben-milam-statue/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-09-22
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# Ben Milam Statue
_Authored by Jonhall_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20987.jpeg)
## Image Caption
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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) of Independence and later the [Texas Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/Texas_Revolution/) on the side of the Texans. He died while leading troops during the Siege of Béxar on 7 December 1835.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Jonhall. (2025, September 15). Ben Milam Statue. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Jonhall. "Ben Milam Statue." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 15, 2025. .
### MLA
Jonhall. "Ben Milam Statue." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Sep 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benjamin_Milam_Monument.jpg) by [**Jonhall**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benjamin_Milam_Monument.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 15 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.