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The Magee-Gutidrrez Expedition
were fought in which the Republicans were always the victors.
Notable among the encounters were:
On the evening of November 7, Magee attacked the division
at the mission. The engagement lasted until nightfall.
On November 2o, a fight which continued from 8:oo A.M. to
2:oo P.M. occurred in the limits of the town. The Spaniards
withdrew with heavy losses. The Republicans had one killed and
seventeen wounded.
The battle of the White Cow, so named because the Spaniards
were attempting to capture a white cow as she ran toward the
enemy, took place on January 24, 1813. This incident brought
on a fight which resulted in heavy losses for the Spaniards. The
Republicans had one killed and six wounded.
On February io, an engagement lasted from just before day-
light until 4:00 P.M. During the course of the encounter the
Spaniards gained possession of the fort three times but were
driven back each time. They were finally repulsed with heavy
losses.
During the latter part of the siege, the Spaniards' attempts to
starve the Republicans out were never successful because the
Republicans always secured sufficient food.
In early February, Magee died under mysterious circumstances.
Some said he died of consumption, and others said by his own
hand; one person wrote that he was poisoned. It seems to be an
established fact that the outlaws of the Neutral Ground never
forgave Magee for the drubbing he had given them; however,
they apparently respected him for his military ability and feared
him as a commander.21 The relations between Magee and Gutier-
rez seem to have been strained during this period. Gutierrez,
in his report to the Mexican Congress, had this to say about
Magee: "The American colonel, who was my second in com-
mand, was a man of military genius, but very cowardly; and,
28Garrett, Green Flag, 168; Yoakum, History of Texas, I, 164-165. A military
council was called by Magee sometime before November 23. The council agreed
to capitulate because the Spanish Army and the people had not come over to
them. Letters were sent to and an interview held with Salcedo and Herrera. No
agreement was made as Salcedo refused to grant full pardon and protection to
the Republican inhabitants of Texas. When Magee paraded the troops and an-
nounced that he was thinking of surrendering, the Republicans were indignant
and voted against surrender, striking the butts of their pieces against the ground
in protest.
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