Secret War for Texas

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The Secret War for Texas number twenty-eight Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest Andrés Tijerina, General Editor series board Alwyn Barr James Crisp Rebecca Sharpless Eric Van Young S T u A RT R E i d texas a&m university press • College Station The Secret War for Texas Copyright © 2007 by Stuart Reid Manufactured in the united States of America All rights reserved First edition The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48-1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Library of Congress CataLoging-in-PubLiCation Data Reid, Stuart, 1954– The secret war for Texas / Stuart Reid. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Elma dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 28) includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-1-58544-565-3 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-10: 158544-565-7 1. Texas—History—Revolution, 1835–1836. 2. Matamoros Expedition (1835–1836) 3. Grant, James, 1793–1836. 4. Soldiers—Texas—Biography. 5. Scots—Texas—Biography. 6. Landowners—Texas—Biography. 7. Texas—History—Revolution, 1835–1836—Biography. 8. united States—Foreign relations—1815-1861. 9. united States—Foreign relations—Great Britain. 10. Great Britain—Foreign relations—united States. i. Title. ii. Series. f390.r39 2007 976.4'03--dc22 2006014555 To the memory of dr. James Grant (1793–1836), “a gentleman, scholar, patriot, and gallant soldier” ...