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raiders, Texan: depredations by, 4, 48,
82, 184-185, 186,
291, 488-489; defeat of, 185.
SEE ALSO cowboys; lawlessness, frontier raids, Mexican: 49, 50, 51, 445, 470, 481 Ramírez, Colonel: and San Patricio rangers, 424-425; commands Mexican troops on Río Grande, 471; mention of, 488 Ramírez, Cristobal: leads Federalist revolt, 146; flees to Texas, 187 Ramírez, Mateas: assists Kelsey (J. P.), 375 Ramos, José: as alcalde of Laredo, 190 Ramos, Juan: visits Houston, 192; and Molano (J. N.), 351-352 Ramsay, A.: as surgeon of militia battalion, 42 rancheros: raid by, 51; robbed of their stock, 63-64; mention of, 65, 115, 187; to protect cattle ranches, 75; re-enforce Matamoros garrison, 235; in Federalist army, 308, 325-328; murder of, 310; at Laredo, 325-328 ranches: 45, 48, 75, 296. SEE ALSO Alexander's ranch; Altos, Los (ranch); Anaquitas (ranch); Angelos, Los (ranch); Animas, Las (ranch); Calavasos (ranch); Calvilla Rancho; Capazon Rancho; Carlos' Rancho; Carricitos, San Juan de (ranch); Clareño Rancho; Colorado (ranch); Fresnos, Los (ranch); Jaboncillos (ranch); Laja Rancho; Mota (ranch); Mulatos, Los (ranch); Norias (ranch); Olmitos, Los (ranch); Oreveña Ranch; Parida, La (ranch); Pato, El (ranch); Salmoneño (ranch); San Antonio (ranch); San Diego (ranch); San Patricio (ranch); Santa Gertrudis (ranch); Santa Margarita (ranch); Santa Petronilla (ranch); Santa Rosa (ranch); San Ygnacio Ranch; Talayotes, El Rancho de los; Viejo (ranch) Randall, Wilson: at Seguin, 125 Randel, J. F.: 532 ranger companies: recruiting of, 21, 46, 91-92, 243-244; under Royall (R. R.), 21, 46; mention of, 37, 88, 128, 208, 211; authorization for, 41, 42, 88, 527, 543; location of, 41; organization of, 41; pay of, 88; enlistment terms of, 88; retention of, 89; from Bastrop, 131; under Ownsby (J. P.), 138; to protect frontier trade, 319; at San Antonio, 398; muster rolls of, 550-553. SEE ALSO militia, Texas; Minute Men companies; volunteers, Texan rangers: SEE ranger companies rangers, Mexican: SEE cordilleras (rangers) Raphael, _____: capture of, 127; court-martial and execution of, 127-128 Rayhouse, William: 552 Reavis, James B.: 262 Rebau: SEE Ribaud, F. J. Rebeau: SEE Ribaud, F. J. Rebec: SEE Ribaud, F. J. recruiting service: stations for, 42-43, 91-92; difficulties of, 42-43, 90-92; cost of, 90, 91-92; success of, 91-92 recruiting, Federalist army: success of, 306 Redd, W. D.: in recruiting service, 90 Redfield, Irving W.: deserts Johnson's (B. H.) command, 240; death of, 261 Red-Lander (San Augustine): and Houston, 480 Redmond, Henry: on Kinney (H. L.), 461 Red River: mention of, 3, 38, 87, 118-119, 140, 244, 404, 539; military post on, 86, 244, 539; Sulphur Fork of, 96; Bois d'Arc fork of, 97; disbanding of troops on, 403 Red River County, Texas: Minute Men company of, 401; mention of, 404 "Reform Congress": 544 Refugio County, Texas: mention of, 51, 67, 108, 206, 214, 300, 437; chief justice of, 102, 483; population of, 103; Minute Men company of, 401; volunteers from, 428 Refugio, hacienda del: SEE Guerreadero Refugio, Texas: mention of, 4, 50-51, 67, 205, 214, 424, 484-485, 487, 488; incorporation of, 4; families return to, 50; protection of, 88, 210; Mexican spies at, 118; Mexican attacks upon, 423, 483, 538, 540; Mexican traders at, 458; Bell (P. H.) at, 488 Regimiento del Comercio de Puebla: 225 Reibau: SEE Ribaud, F. J. Reily, James: a chargé d'affaires to U. S., 523 Reinosa, Mexico: mention of, 5, 8, 49, 205, 224, 231, 252, 330, 502; Centralists at, 76, 112; Méndez (E.) at, 146, 151; Federalist forces at, 146, 151; Canales (A.) at, 151; Hawkins (L.) murdered near, 240; smuggling through, 306; defense squadron at, 379; and border trade, 415, 449, 458 Reinosa porciónes: location of, 4 Reinosa Viejo, Mexico: mention of, 5; Arista (M.) at, 334 renegades, Texan: 506 Republic of the Río Grande: composition of, 252; officers of, 252; boundaries of, 254; constitution of, 254; inauguration of government of, 254; flag of, 254; seat of government of, 258, 268, 272; mention of, 279, 282, 301, 311, 324-325, 374, 418; end of, 377; munitions of, 406 Reveilla: SEE Guerrero, Mexico revenue cutter, Texas: operation of, 79 revolution, Texas: losses during, 47; mention of, 101, 155, 199, 204, 216 Reyes, Isidro: duplicity of, 198; on Texas, 224; at Saltillo, 233; commands First Brigade of the Army of the North, 246, 259; mention of, 257, 345, 372, 387; at San Fernando de Rosas, 260; at Santa Rita de Morelos, 260, 261-263, 264-266; and Canales (A.), 262-263, 334-335, 343, 362, 363, 364-371; pursues Molano (J. N), 334; negotiations of, with Federalists, 364-371; at Mier, 370; and Seguin (J. N.), 376 Reynolds, David: 128, 550 Ribaud, F. J.: and Baudin (C.), 150; identity of, 165; and Canales (A.), 334; at Corpus Christi, 334; mention of, 372 Ribingston, _____: 65 rice: trade in, 450 Rice, James O.: as member of firing squad, 127-128; and pursuit of Flores (M.), 132, 135-136, 137, 138, 139; in frontier companies, 549, 551 Richardson, Willard: in Federalist army, 215 riflemen, mounted: SEE militia, Texas; Minute Men companies; ranger companies rifles, Colt's Patent: 92 rifles, Jenks': 93 Rincon del Oso grant: 406 Rinehart, Henry: 552 Río Blanco: SEE Blanco River Río Bravo: SEE Río Grande Río de las Nueces: SEE Nueces River Río de San Juan: SEE San Juan River Río del Norte: SEE Río Grande Río Frio: SEE Frio River Río Grande: mention of, 3-4, 6, 8-9, 18, 20-22, 45, 48, 52-53, 59, 64, 70, 73-76, 79, 81, 84, 86, 100-101, 110, 129, 140, 142, 155, 158, 167, 169-170, 184-186, 188-189, 191, 196, 205-207, 211, 213, 215, 222, 230-231, 236, 246, 251-252, 258, 268-271, 273, 276, 280, 282, 285, 287-289, 292, 298, 307, 310, 315-316, 318, 323, 326, 330, 332, 335, 345, 347, 360-362, 364, 367-368, 370, 372, 377, 382-383, 389-392, 398, 403, 408, 415-416, 418, 420, 424, 427-428, 432, 443, 448, 452, 470-471, 473, 489, 490-491, 495, 501-502, 504, 518, 520, 523, 537-538; Mexican troops on, 11, 18; Texans' threat to cross, 29; cattle on, 46; navigation of, 53; Indians on, 65, 432; and border trade, 66, 78, 80, 157, 415, 438, 487, 506; Mexican troops cross, 72, 106, 114, 284, 309, 332, 333, 375, 395-396, 432; settlements along, 78, 103, 185, 188; lawlessness along, 106, 284, 296; as Texas border, 154, 276, 315, 493; Anaya (J. P.) crosses, 191; Federalists along, 191, 198, 251, 334, 343, 363; Johnson (B. H.) murdered near, 240-241; Canales (A.) at, 251, 334, 343, 363; Texas troops on, 276, 318; crossed by Arista (M.), 332; Ampudia. (P. de) at mouth of, 333 Río Grande, Presidio del: SEE Presidio del Río Grande Río Salado: SEE Salado River Ripley, William: SEE Rupley, William Roach, Peter: SEE Rouche, Pierre (Peter) roads: from Goliad to San Antonio, 65, 85; from Austin to San Antonio, 95, 540; from Austin to Red River, 95; from Austin to Trinity River, 95; from Gonzales to Austin, 105, 141; from Seguin to San Antonio, 125-126, 131; from Austin to San Marcos, 141; from Vera Cruz to Mexico City, 163, 164; from Puebla to Vera Cruz, 164; from Monterey to Monclova, 169; from Lampazos to Laredo, 169; from Matamoros to Goliad (La Bahía), 186; from Presidio del Río Grande to San Antonio, 188, 281, 414, 472, 538; from Mier to Paras, 225; from Mier to San Patricio, 259; from Béxar to Nacogdoches, 329, 540; from Monclova. to Saltillo, 359-360; from Brazos River to Red River, 403; from Laredo to San Antonio, 472, 538 robbers: mention of, 5, 450, 472; on the Río Grande frontier, 6, 296 Roberts, Abram: 550 Roberts, Alexander: 550 Roberts, James B.: 550 Roberts, Jeremiah: 550 Roberts, Reuben H.: capture of, 50 Roberts, Samuel A.: and Texan commissioners to Mexico, 432, 455; on Dimitt's arrest, 456; on militia, 456 Roberts, Willis: trading post of, at Aransas Bay, 50 Robertson County, Texas: Indian difficulties in, 88; frontier companies of, 400, 401, 422; mention of, 84, 399 Robertson, Joshua: in Córdova (V.) rebellion, 115; to Houston (S.), 120 Robertson, Sterling C.: colony of, 16 Robertson's settlement: SEE Parker's Fort Robinett, James: 553 Robinson, James W.: as district judge, 57; on frontier protection, 61; tries prisoners taken in fight with Córdova (V.), 130; at Victoria, 296; and Dimitt (P.), 450, 452 Robinson, Joel: as lieutenant of militia, 42 Robinson, John B.: in frontier companies, 549, 551 Robinson, Tod: 506-507, 510 Robison, J. N.: 549 Robison, W. M.: and Córdova's (V.) incident, 123, 124, 130-131; mention of, 123; as member of Burleson's (E.) command, 549 Rodger, M. T.: and Federalists, 203 Rodríquez, Captain: as Centralist leader, 326; known as "Chicharron," 326 Rodríquez, Captain: reports attack on San Antonio, 71 Rodríquez, Colonel: duplicity of, 198; and Kinney's rancho, 380; at Corpus Christi, 381; and Bravo (C.), 414; at San Patricio, 388 Rodríquez, Juan José: in Córdova (V.) rebellion, 115; to Houston (S.), 120 Rodríquez, Nicolás: 296 Rodríquez, Pedro: 218, 251 Roger, William (possibly Romper, William M.): capture of, 466, 467 Rogers, Colonel: in army of Texas, 37 Rogers, Joseph: 554 Roman, Richard: as cowboy, 64; and Board of Land Commissioners, 214; in Mexican War, 214; biographical sketch of, 214-215; and Federalist army, 214, 235-236; death of, 215; crosses Río Grande, 217; mention of, 328, 398, 482; on Dimitt's (P.) arrest, 451-452; plans of, to capture Matamoros, 451-452; captures Mexican traders, 459; reports attack on Cairns (W. J.), 498 Roman, William: 214 Roman Catholics: 230, 450 Romero, _____: 345 Romero, Manuel: defeats Urrea (J.), 161-162; at Tula, 233 Romper, William M.: SEE Roger, William Rondo, Ben: capture of, 467 rope, bale: removal of duties on, 80 Rosario, Mission: 8 Rosas, Mexico: 169 Ross, Reuben: mention of, 107, 215, 235, 261, 322, 377; raises frontier company, 106, 210; at San Antonio, 141, 211; at Mission Espada, 190-191; at Houston, 204, 211; sketch of, 209-210; as aide to Huston (F.), 209; and Federalists, 211, 217, 235-236; at the Navidad, 211; at Goliad, 211; at Gonzáles, 211; and Canales (A.), 212; and Texas flag, 217; crosses the Río Grande, 217; and Gutiérrez de Lara, 218-219; at Mier, 224; in battle of the Alamo River, 227; as Texan army deserter, 231, 236, 239, 240; death of, 235; returns to Texas, 235-236; at Austin, 236 Ross, Reuben, Sr.: murder of, 209; sketch of, 209-210; grant of land to, 209-210; mention of, 218 Rouch, Pierre: SEE Rouche, Pierre (Peter) Rouche, Pierre (Peter): in frontier companies, 554 Round Rock, Texas: 139 Royall, R. R.: collection of cattle by, 21, 46 Roysores, William: capture of, 466 Rubios, House of: loan to Mexico from, 387 Rufus Putnam: brings volunteers to Galveston, 210-211 Ruiz, Severo: as Federalist leader, 151; defeat of, 151; agent of Lemus (P.) to Texas, 170; capture of, 170 Rupley, William: as member of Mier expedition, 475; in frontier companies, 475, 554, 555-556 rurales: formation of, 529 Rusk, Thomas J.: as secretary of war, 10, 26; as commander of army, 10, 12, 17, 18, 23-24, 31; and Lamar (M. B.), 17, 121; mention of, 19, 215; and Mexican policy, 22; and Houston (S.), 23-24; as major general of militia, 40, 120-121, 209; and cattle driving, 46; and Indians, 120-121, 121-122; at Fort Houston, 121; advances upon Kickapoo Village, 121; on insurrection, 121; at the Sabine, 121 Russell, D. W.: 550 Russell, John H.: 550 Russell, Thomas: 553 Russia: 207 Ryals, Henry: in Federalist army, 215; at Mission Refugio, 483; murder of, 483-484; mention of, 540 Ryan, John: murder of, 65 |