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us," theyW saitl, dl, 1t, liheving thiis, tisheyi rutshed iIlt the,
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Battle of the Colito [oer Enc.tl al (lel d Perdlid(li.-After
aiT hIl .ur's rI' St, F11 n pel' it-l 1'eparl'tl to) (on)lltilllte liS IIIarch.
iButt Ite fi4tIlll- Ii siIsctlf (c'l,pl) telVy surr,)ounfldle by tihe
et:eitil, i; str14,ng tftorce oft w1 4,ll lal } ( a(l c4lle 1lp (luring his
halt. To make miatters worse, tihe Texans were itn a dcI-
pressitl s(ellt feet lowveCr tharnl thlt surrounding prairie,
an( were tentirely (lestitute of water. Retreat was im-
p,ossible. Faltliti arrallgedt his three hundred men in a
hollow S(quare, atltnd nmalde ready to mneet the attack ,f
the twelve hunl red Miexictan iinfa,lntry and 'seven mn-
dred c ,avtlry. For hours the blattle raged fiercely; many
were lost on each side, and still tmre were wounded. As
the Tesxans hadl n(o water, their catnnon soon grew too hot
to be usedl. When it became (lark, the 'Mexicans with-
(Irew, leaving our men victors for the day.
A Night of Agony.-Durilng all that night, the Texan
icallmp presented a sad scene. The moans of the wolnded,
anid their pitiful pleadings for just one drop of water, were
heart-rendling,. Fantlnin himself was severely woundled.
As all the teams had escaped during the battle, every
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Pennybacker, Anna J. Hardwicke. A new history of Texas for schools : also for general reading and for teachers preparing themselves for examination, book, 1895; Palestine, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2388/m1/168/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.