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On September 18, 1842, Captain Nicholas Mosby Dawson and 53 men from La Grange, attempting to join Captain Mathew Caldwell, Old Paint, and his company of Texas volunteers during the Battle of the Salado, were surrounded by Mexican forces in this vicinity, and 36 were slain, 15 were taken prisoner, and only 3 escaped.
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San Antonio, Texas · United States
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Dawson Massacre Memorial
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The Battle of the Salado
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Dodd Field (Fort Sam Houston) Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II
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The Legacy of the Houston “Mutineers”
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Route of El Camino Real
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Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road
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