Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Scottish Isaac Robinson at the Alamo
Nadene Goldfoot
Sgt. Isaac Robinson, born in 1808 in Scotland, died at the Battle of the Alamo at San Antonio, Bexar, Texas on March 6, 1836 that followed a 12 day siege. He had died on the day the attack had started at age 28.
As a sergeant, he was probably up front in defending the Alamo to have been killed on the day it had started. He was one of 4 Scots defending the Alamo. The other 3 were Richard W. Ballentine b: 1814, 22 years old; John McGreger b: 1808, also 28 years old; and David L. Wilson b: 1807, 29 years old.
"He immigrated to America, arriving in Texas by way of Louisiana. Immigration records show he arrived in San Antonio de Bexar, 1836. Many men joined the military either in New Orleans or when they arrived in Washington-on-Brazos, Texas. Isaac was a 4th Sergeant, which indicates prior military service. Isaac Robinson filed for a land grant which was awarded by Refugio colony Sept. 24, 1834. His signature is near the bottom right with the date. Isaac served and fought in the Siege of Bexar, 1835, occurring from October to Dec 14, 1835.. "
https://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/alamo.html
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| Texan army in 1836 |
"He immigrated to America, arriving in Texas by way of Louisiana. Immigration records show he arrived in San Antonio de Bexar, 1836. Many men joined the military either in New Orleans or when they arrived in Washington-on-Brazos, Texas. Isaac was a 4th Sergeant, which indicates prior military service. Isaac Robinson filed for a land grant which was awarded by Refugio colony Sept. 24, 1834. His signature is near the bottom right with the date. Isaac served and fought in the Siege of Bexar, 1835, occurring from October to Dec 14, 1835.. "
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| Casualties at Battle of Alamo, painting from Scotland |
In 1836 Isaac Robinson stayed on to serve as a 4th Sergeant under the artillery company commanded by Capt. William R. Carey at the Alamo garrison. Then the Mexican army arrived, beginning the 13-day siege. Isaac was killed in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. A memorial is in San Fernando Cathedral.
"In the early morning hours of March 6, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. After repelling two attacks, the Texians were unable to fend off a third attack. As Mexican soldiers scaled the walls, most of the Texian fighters withdrew into interior buildings. Occupiers unable to reach these points were slain by the Mexican cavalry as they attempted to escape. Between five and seven Texians may have surrendered; if so, they were quickly executed. Most eyewitness accounts reported between 182 and 257 Texians died, while most historians of the Alamo agree that around 600 Mexicans were killed or wounded. Several noncombatants were sent to Gonzales to spread word of the Texian defeat. The news sparked both a strong rush to join the Texian army and a panic, known as "The Runaway Scrape", in which the Texian army, most settlers, and the new, self-proclaimed but officially unrecognized, Republic of Texas government fled eastward toward the United States ahead of the advancing Mexican Army." wikipedia.
He is listed as having died at age 33 in the book listed below.
"In the early morning hours of March 6, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. After repelling two attacks, the Texians were unable to fend off a third attack. As Mexican soldiers scaled the walls, most of the Texian fighters withdrew into interior buildings. Occupiers unable to reach these points were slain by the Mexican cavalry as they attempted to escape. Between five and seven Texians may have surrendered; if so, they were quickly executed. Most eyewitness accounts reported between 182 and 257 Texians died, while most historians of the Alamo agree that around 600 Mexicans were killed or wounded. Several noncombatants were sent to Gonzales to spread word of the Texian defeat. The news sparked both a strong rush to join the Texian army and a panic, known as "The Runaway Scrape", in which the Texian army, most settlers, and the new, self-proclaimed but officially unrecognized, Republic of Texas government fled eastward toward the United States ahead of the advancing Mexican Army." wikipedia.
He is listed as having died at age 33 in the book listed below.
Resource: www.THEALAMO.org
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Robinson-12103https://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/alamo.html
Isaac Robinson, died at the Alamo 1836 Book:
The Alamo Defenders: A Critical Study of the Siege of the Alamo and the ...
By Amelia W. Williams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo
Note: Heirs were awarded land bounty of 1 labor land, and 320 Acres in Bee county.
Labels: Isaac Robinson of Scotland, San Antonio, The Alamo
# posted by Nadene Goldfoot @ 10:58 AM 
