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James Bowie is born
no one knows when or where he was born. -
James Bowie's family moves to Missouri
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he moves to Louisiana
his father secured a flatboat and rowed down the Missippi river and landed inside the borders of Louisiana -
the first republic of Texas
in 1819 it was crushed by rebels -
Mexico declares independence from Spain
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James Bowie kills Norris Wright in the Sandbar Fight
This fight made him and his knife really famous -
James Bowie leaves Louisiana and moves to Texas
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James Bowie marries Maria Ursula Veramendi
she was called Ursula -
James and Rezin Bowie,7 other men,and 2 servant boys repel 164 native americans near the San Saba River
only one Texan died and one man was injured -
Ursula Bowie dies
James bowie almost goes into a relapse -
Santa Anna declares himself dictator of Mexico
he called himself "Napoleon of the West -
Texans at Gonzales attack the mexicans
one man died in the battle -
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The Texas War of Independence
Texas gained independence from Mexico -
James Bowie defeated a small Mexican force at mission Espada
the mexicans retreated to Bexar -
Bowie and 20 other men captured 300 soldados
Stephen F. Austin was happy that they did it with minimum bloodshead -
The Grass Fight occurs
the Texans thought a Mexican train was full of treasure and ammunition but it was really filled with food for starving farm animals -
James Bowie dies at the Alamo
he was sick in bed during the attack by the Mexicans and every Texan in that battle
