robert mcalpin williamson was the leader of the texas rangers.
who was the leader of the texas rangers?
robert mcalpin williamson
however, the texas rangers were not formally constituted until 1835. austin returned to texas after having been imprisoned in mexico city and helped organize a council to govern the group. on october 17, at a consultation of the provisional government of texas, daniel parker proposed a resolution to establish the texas rangers. he proposed creating three companies that would total some 60 men and would be known by "uniforms" consisting of a light duster and an identification badge made from a mexican peso. they were instituted by texan lawmakers on november 24. on november 28, 1835, robert mcalpin williamson was chosen to be the first major of the texas rangers. within two years the rangers grew to more than 300 men.
history of the texas ranger division
the battle of little robe creek (also known as the battle of antelope hills) was a battle fought between the comanches' allies of the kiowa and the apache against the texas rangers with their allies the tonkawa, caddo, anadarko, waco, shawnee, delaware and tahaucano. the battle was the first battle in which the texas rangers were able to have enter the comanche land of comancheria. the united states rallied a force of 100 texas rangers and 113 allies where the comanches rallied a force between the range of 200-600. in the battle there were three decisive battles between the comanches and the texas rangers. the first began in the morning of may 12 when the texas rangers led by general ford attacked a comanche camp, the comanches were not ready for such attack and a massacre occurred. the second battle began when the texas rangers attempted to do the same to the next comanche camp only to be met by resistance from the comanche’s who saw the approach of the texas rangers. the comanches at this point were able to act in defense but there was still a significant lose of life for the comanches. it was not until the third and final battle of little robe creek where the comanche warriors were able to take an offensive stance against the texas rangers. however, the end result of the three battles was costly to the comanche forces: 76 were killed and over 60 were captured by the texas rangers. by comparison, the texas rangers lost two killed and only five wounded.
comanche wars