New Orleans Greys
| New Orleans Greys | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1835-1836 |
| Country | .svg){kind=small} United States |
| Allegiance | Republic of Texas |
| Type | volunteers (militia) |
| Role | Ground-based military warfare |
| Size | 2 companies (122 men) |
| Part of | Texian Army |
| Engagements | Texas Revolution
|
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Stephen F. Austin Thomas H. Breece Robert C. Morris Sam Houston James Fannin † William Travis † James Bowie † Davy Crockett † |
The New Orleans Greys was a
Companies formed
The New Orleans Greys was organized in New Orleans on October 13, 1835, at Bank's Arcade, a coffee house on Magazine Street. Adolphus Sterne, a Nacogdoches businessman, favored the Texas Revolution and provided weapons for the first volunteers.[1]
The New Orleans Greys was composed of two companies. One company of 54 men served under Captain Thomas H. Breece[2] and the other company of 68 men under Captain Robert C. Morris,[1] as well as several companies of Texians who had arrived recently, were eager to face the Mexican Army directly.[3]: 38
Texas War of Independence
Twenty-three Greys fought and died at the Battle of the Alamo,[1] one died at the Siege of Béxar,[1] twenty-one were lost in the Goliad Campaign,[1] and seven Greys served at the Battle of San Jacinto.[1]
According to Thomas Ricks Lindley's research, up to 50 of Fannin's men, most of whom primarily had been in Thomas H. Breece's company of New Orleans Greys, left Fannin's command in Goliad to go to the rescue of their former associates at the Alamo.
Uniforms and weapons
Unlike most
References
- ^ a b c d e f Young, Kevin R. (March 9, 2019). "New Orleans Greys". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Cutrer, Thomas W. (April 27, 2019). "BREECE, THOMAS H." Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-292-77042-3
- ^ ISBN 1-55622-983-6
- ^ Young, Barbara L. (February 15, 2023). "CAYCE, HENRY PETTY". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-0-292-77042-3.
- Brown, Gary (2004). Volunteers in the Texas Revolution: The New Orleans Greys. Lanham, MD: Taylor Trade Publishing. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- Humphrey, David C. (2009). Peg Leg: The Improbable Life of a Texas Hero, Thomas William Ward, 1807–1872. Denton, TX: Texas State Historical Association. ISBN 978-0-87611-237-3.
- Lindley, Thomas Ricks (2003). Alamo Traces: New Evidence and New Conclusions. Lanham, MD: Republic of Texas Press. ISBN 1-55622-983-6.
Further reading
- Miller, Edward L. (2004). New Orleans and the Texas Revolution. College Station: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-358-1.