 | John Milton Niles - 1837 - 620 pages
...liberty, patriotism, and every thing dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all despatch. The enemy are receiving reinforcements' daily, and...a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor and that of his country. Victory or death ! W. BAHEETT TRAVIS, Lieut. Col. Com't." To the President... | |
 | John Milton Niles, L. T. Pease - Latin America - 1838 - 620 pages
...liberty, patriotism, and every thing dear to the American character, to come to oui aid with all despatch. The enemy are receiving reinforcements daily, and...own honour and that of his country. Victory or death ! W. BARRETT TRAVIS, Lieut Col. Com'*." " To the President of the Convention. " Commandancy of the... | |
 | Henry Stuart Foote - Mexico - 1841 - 416 pages
...Patriotism, and of every thing dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all despatch. The enemy are receiving reinforcements daily, and...own honour and that of his country. Victory or Death ! W. BARRET TRAVIS, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding. PS The Lord is on our side. When the enemy appeared... | |
 | William Kennedy - Texas - 1841 - 562 pages
...come to his aid with all despatch. Should this call be neglected, he was determined to sustain himself as long as possible, and die like a soldier, who never...is due to his own honour and that of his country. " The Lord," he adds, " is on our side. When the enemy appeared in sight, we had not three bushels... | |
 | William Kennedy - Texas - 1841 - 574 pages
...come to his aid with all despatch. Should this call be neglected, he was determined to sustain himself as long as possible, and die like a soldier, who never...is due to his own honour and that of his country. " The Lord," he adds, " is on our side. When the enemy appeared in sight, we had not three bushels... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Indians of North America - 1847 - 732 pages
...rece¡ving reenforcements daily, and will, no doubt, increase to four or five thousand men in a few days. Though this call may be neglected. I am determined...possible, and die like a soldier who never forgets what is duo to his own honor and that 1836. of his country." — 69. 'On the 3d of March Travis succeeded in... | |
 | Nathan Covington Brooks - California - 1849 - 696 pages
...liberty, patriotism, and everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid with all despatch. The enemy are receiving reinforcements daily, and...own honour and that of his country. Victory or death ! W. BARRETT TRAVIS, Lieut. Col. Com'*." From the 23d of February to the 3d of March, the Mexicans,... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Indians of North America - 1857 - 712 pages
...receiving reenforcements daily, and will, no doubt, increase to four or five thousand men in a few days. Though this call may be neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible, and die lil-e a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor and that 1§36« of his country." ™... | |
 | William B. Dewees - Dewees, William B., 1861 - 1858 - 326 pages
...or Jour thousand in four or five days. Though this call may be neglected, I am determined to snstain myself as long as possible, and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor, and that of hia country. Victory or Death ! W. BARRET TRAVIS, Lieutenant^ Colonel Commandant.... | |
 | 1873 - 796 pages
...Travis dispatches a messenger with a call to his countrymen for reinforcements, which concludes : " Though this call may be neglected, I am determined...a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor and that of his country. Victory or death ! " Meantime the enemy is active. On the 25th Travis... | |
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If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor and that of his country. VICTORY OR DEATH. 
