In 1842, Texans staged a punitive expedition down to the Rio Grande, in retaliation for a Mexican incursion into San Antonio. Things went badly. Very badly.

Further reading:

Soldiers of Misfortune: The Somerville and Mier Expeditions, by Sam W. Haynes

Intro music: Dead Man Walking, Justin LaPoint, Uppbeat

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Music: Blue Frontier by Jim Cornelius

Graphics by Lynn Woodward, Woodward Creative