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TEXAS MILITARY DEPARTMENT
A Brief History of Conflicts Involving Texas Guardsmen

Lt. Col. William Barret Travis defending the Alamo from Capt. Charles A. May's squadron of the 2d Dragoons slashing through
Mexican forces seeking to end a brewing Texas revolution. the enemy lines in the opening campaigns of the Mexican War.
(By Ruth Conerly - The Alamo Commission) (Painting care of the U.S. Army in Action Series)

Future President Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders, a group of Texas Guardsmen join Soldiers from every state as the Punitive
citizen-Soldiers from Texas and New Mexico who fight in Cuba. Expedition crosses the border into Mexico.
(By Mort Kunstler - National Guard Heritage Paintings) (By Donna Neary - National Guard Heritage Paintings)

The Texas Political unrest The long sim- As Cuba Continued War had raged
Revolution in Mexico led mering dis- declared turbulence in in Europe
was a separat- to conflicting agreement on indepen- the Mexican since 1914,
ist movement beliefs in the slavery ignited dence from government but American
by American boundaries into armed the Spanish led secession- involvement
colonists and of the nation. conflict after Empire Amer- ist forces to began as Ger-
Tejanos, re- As the United the election ica supported raid American man subma-
belling against States an- of President the movement cities and mil- rines began
the Mexican nexed Texas, Abraham with both na- itary outposts bombing all
government these disput- Lincoln. Texas val and ground hoping to spur shipping to
after a series ed territories joined the forces. Texas recognition Britain hoping
laws removed opened the succession Guardsmen by the United to starve out
local con- door to con- movement volunteered to States. Amer- the island.
trol and the flict with the sending Texas fight both in ica's response As America
elimination of United States fight through- Cuba and the came with the readied for
as Mexico
Philippines.
Texas Revolution the Mexican Mexican - American War claims to parts American Civil War Soldiers to Spanish - American War Mexican Border War of territory to First World War formed the
Punitive Expe-
war, Texas
reasserted its
out the south.
Guardsmen
Constitution
dition and loss
of 1824.
of Texas.
36th Infantry.
the U.S.
1835 1846 1861 1898 1910 1917
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