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to fight and kill a bunch of people for more land.but he got pnemonia and a soilder woke him up for thr fight,but right when he was in the battlefield,he got shot in the head with a shotgun.

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Who bought a company of tejanos to the Alamo but left to carry a message to sam Houston?

James Bowie is the individual who brought a company of Tejanos to the Alamo but left to carry a message to Sam Houston. Bowie was a key figure during the Texas Revolution and played a significant role in the defense of the Alamo. His actions were crucial in rallying support for the Texan cause, even as he faced challenges in leadership and health during the siege.


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James Bowie's nickname was "Jim" or "Jim Bowie." He was an American pioneer, soldier, and frontiersman known for his role in the Texas Revolution and the Battle of the Alamo. Bowie is also famous for his design of the Bowie knife, a large fighting knife used in the early 19th century.


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A knife named after an American frontiersman?

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The Moore family of Texas hired a man of Hispanic decent, who was a private in the army of Santa Anna around the 1890s. Somehow he had acquired Jim Bowie's famous bowie knife. He ended up owing the family x amount of dollars, which he didn't have, so in order to pay his debt he told them that he had Jim bowie's original knife from the Alamo, and they excepted it. As far as i know it is still in the possession of the Moore family.