CSPAN3 April 11, 2012
mint when he routed the rebellion against another state of mexico that was revolting against central rule. and when he did that he looted the men, used that money to finance his war into texas to crush the other rebellious state of texas, and presumably had $12,000 with him at the time of san jacinto. you know, for payment of the troops. so picture this battlefield. the cabinets walk around. they're divvying up this money. all the mexicans are laying dead. and robert triplett was all the way almost to the louisiana border. he was across the natchez river when he got the news from a p...