Lynchburg Ferry

This week's Saturday Flashback goes back to a seminal time in Texan history. Immediately after the mass 'evacuation' / 'retreat' mentioned above, Mexican forces were routed and the area became the Independent Republic of Texas before joining the United States some 10 years later.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_Jacinto

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