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Happy San Jacinto Day


But can you pronounce it?

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Sahn Ha-Sinto

With apologies for the hijack, this is also the day of Aggie Muster. This morning at church I saw a lady I used to go to church with, whose late husband was my former church choir director, an A&M alumnus, and Korean war veteran. She was in town because today "Jim" was "to be mustered" today. RIP, Dr. Rollins.

To all my fellow Texans, happy San Jacinto Day!

To the rest who might not know the story, on April 21, 1836, an army of Texans led by General Sam Houston ran through the weeds at San Jacinto, southeast of present day Houston, caught the Mexican Army of El Presidente Santa Anna in siesta mode, and, hollering "Remember the Alamo!" and "Remember Goliad!" and probably other things as well, routed the Mexican Army, several times their number, in panic. Those poor soldiers probably mistook it for the Aggie muster or something and needed to get the vamoose on the trail!

President Santa Anna was soon captured trying to flee, the first, and perhaps only, recorded instance of a Mexican trying to get across the border going the OTHER way! He was wearing the uniform of a private, and was ratted out by his own men when led into the Texan camp. Houston, persuasive rascal that he was, arranged a surrender on the spot, and Texas was an independent republic. Some wish it were still thus.

In observance of that hallowed event, I am happy to say that I sold my house last night, and as the old saying went, am "GTT!" (Gone to Texas!, in my case back to Texas))

I am proud to have had two great ancestors who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto.

OldGrumpy wrote:I am proud to have had two great ancestors who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto.

On the same side?

Ameer wrote:

OldGrumpy wrote:I am proud to have had two great ancestors who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto.

On the same side?

They were On the side if the Republic of Texas