They had no military tactics, but they invariably pressed in where the foe was thickest and the danger greatest.

They were gathered now in hundreds from all the Texas settlements to defend the homes that they had built in the wilderness, and Cos with his Mexican army did not dare to come out of San Antonio.
The Texans welcomed Bowie and his men with loud acclaim.

Ned and his comrades unsaddled, tethered their horses and lay down luxuriously in the grass.

Mr.Austin was busy in his tent at a conference of the leaders and Ned would wait until the afternoon to see him.

Obed suggested that they take a nap.
"In war eat when you can and sleep when you can," he said.