GOLIAD -- "Remember Goliad!" joined "Remember the Alamo!" as the battle cries of Gen. Sam Houston's men in their rout of the Mexican army to form the short-lived Republic of Texas. But few people do ...
Goliad, Texas, isn’t on many people’s radar. I’ve lived in Texas my entire life, and I had never even heard of the town of 1,500 until writing about the Lone Star State became my job. However, I wish ...
March 1836 began with high hopes and idealism for Texas forces trying to free themselves from Mexico, but a string of military disasters pushed the Texas army to the edge of collapse. In the midst of ...