William Travis Lt Colonel Texas Alamo lawyer soldier custom 1/6 12" figure - $60 - (Osage City, KS)
This is a custom 1/6 scale 12" figure commemorating a real American hero and soldier from the early days of American history, Lieutenant Colonel William Barrett Travis. Travis was an American lawyer who ended up a Lt. Colonel in the Texas Army at the age of 26. Travis died at the Alamo in Texas battle for independence. Travis started a law practice when he arrived in Texas. At the time Texas was part of Northern Mexico. Travis organized a militia to oppose Mexican rule. Travis would later be given the task to recruit professional soldiers to go to the aid of Texans stationed at the the Alamo Mission. Travis was willing to go to the aid of the Texans there but feared failure due to so few men (18 regulars) and being poorly equipped. When Travis made it to the Alamo he found that Jim Bowie had arrived with 32 volunteers. There was a bit of conflict over who was to command. A compromise was reached. Bowie would command the volunteers and Travis would command the regulars. Not long after, Bowie started suffering ill health and Travis assumed command of the Alamo. With Santa Anna's forces growing daily, the Alamo surrounded, the end inevitable, Travis wrote a letter "To The People of Texas and All Americans in The World". This letter stated his commands' situation, with a call for reinforcements. Travis vowed "Victory of Death". the letter was given to Travis' courier Albert Martin. Though the letter did not rally reinforcements in time, the letter served to draw attention to the situation in Texas and motivate Texans and Americans to carry the fight for independence to a successful conclusion. The letter also served to cement Travis as a hero in American and Texas history. Among the people that died with William Travis at the Alamo were Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett. While it is believed that the defenders of the Alamo never stood more than 200 strong, this valiant group stood off the Mexican Army (5000 troops at the end) for 13 days in the Texas battle for independenc…
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