As a Native Texan I believe this to be a very accurate account of the Rangers . I've followed them since being a boy a very colorful bunch . But did they mean business yes . Thanks for this show . Great Job
Jefferson Davis was Taylor's son-in-law, having married his daughter much against Taylor wishes. She died a few years after the marriage. Davis fought with a boot-full of blood, and when he was being treated after tho savage battle, Taylor came to Davis and told him, "My daughter was a better judge of men than I was." Information from Vol. 1 of Shelby Foote's "The Civil War: A Narrative."
At that time the Texas Rangers were the ' Fire Brigade' of the frontier, similar to the crack Waffen SS units in deadly directness of action and 'bravery to the knife' ethos. They were efficient and utterly ruthless; they had to be. Texas was an extremely dangerous frontier location, that was inhabited, and invaded, by ruthless killers who offered no quarter. Texas had to meet fire with fire in order to remain. Taylor generalised, that was a great error.
5:06)When a Deputy Dodge City Marshal, and later as an Deputy US Marshal in Arizona, Wyatt Earp carried a .44-40 caliber 1870 Smith & Wesson Number 3 American Topbreak in a right hand cross draw. 5:15)Dodge was Buffalo City until 1872 when Kansas, Atchison & Topeka railroad, AKA KA&T or Katy, came to town. Later the KA&T&SF. It was in Dodge that Ford County Sheriff William Masterson got the name "Bat". Wounded in the leg, he used an ordinary cane for a while. "He swung the cane like a baseball bat", said a witness. 6:22)There is the Mercedes Benz. It used to be the Benz Mercedes. 14:07)Colonel Jefferson F. Davis. Officer Commanding the 2nd Miss.He was in line to be a Brigadier General. He left to marry Taylor's daughter. 3 months later, she died.
@@wadetaylor1299 And both wore dark colored hats--really--a feature of the tv character that was at times found objectionable as depiction of a modern Texas Ranger. I've seen photos of rangers from the 1870s and 1880s in which none of them had white hats; I can't imagine them chasing Comanches and Mexican bandits wearing white hats that would glow in the sun like neon lights.
Gee if you march east from vericruz to mexico city you will get there, but it is kinda long. Why not march west, it might save you about 23 thousand miles. Levity aside good series.
@@paulgessell6302 I checked. It was refering to Winfidld Scott landing in Vericruz and marching east to Mexico City. I was struck by this comment. Perhaps I made a mistake, but I dont think so?
During the war, bandits could do whatever they liked and claim they were engaging as partisans. In the early days of the war, the US Army marching from Matamoros to Monterrey were seen as liberators by the people in northern Mexico from the constant depredations of the bandits. Then as the regular Army moved on to Monterrey and Saltillo, they were replaced with conscript occupation troops who misbehaved so badly they cancelled the good will the regular Army had built up.
“ there’s no place like Texas“
You goddamn right!
I'm a 76yr. old Texan and I've always heard the gun called the Walker Colt.
As a Native Texan I believe this to be a very accurate account of the Rangers . I've followed them since being a boy a very colorful bunch . But did they mean business yes . Thanks for this show . Great Job
Jefferson Davis was Taylor's son-in-law, having married his daughter much against Taylor wishes. She died a few years after the marriage. Davis fought with a boot-full of blood, and when he was being treated after tho savage battle, Taylor came to Davis and told him, "My daughter was a better judge of men than I was."
Information from Vol. 1 of Shelby Foote's "The Civil War: A Narrative."
I have a hunch the term Walker Colt probably was a common name for the pistol back then due to the popularity of Samuel Walker.
Never throw a rock at a well armed Texas ranger.
A well armed anybody, but especially rangers.
The Walker colt is a very nice piece of hardware.
For an artillery piece!!
@@kylewells8851 sometimes you need artillery
I have a cimarron 1847 replica its a nice shooting iron. 5 lbs metal a work of art
The very definition of a Hand Cannon
@@kylewells8851 The Walker Colt was described as a "hand cannon".
Best series on the Rangers out there
Great series!
At that time the Texas Rangers were the ' Fire Brigade' of the frontier, similar to the crack Waffen SS units in deadly directness of action and 'bravery to the knife' ethos. They were efficient and utterly ruthless; they had to be. Texas was an extremely dangerous frontier location, that was inhabited, and invaded, by ruthless killers who offered no quarter. Texas had to meet fire with fire in order to remain. Taylor generalised, that was a great error.
The SS were pieces of crap. You dishonor those Rangers by your comparison.
Colt pistola 12 Texas ranger of youtube
One thing I noticed about the US, you dig up your heroes and move them about quite a lot. Lol.
Moral of the story? Don't throw rocks!
Io sono tornato....se posso....colt 12 colpi...Texas ranger....scusami ti voglio bene....
From vera Cruz to Mexico city you have to go west young man...not east
5:06)When a Deputy Dodge City Marshal, and later as an Deputy US Marshal in Arizona, Wyatt Earp carried a .44-40 caliber 1870 Smith & Wesson Number 3 American Topbreak in a right hand cross draw.
5:15)Dodge was Buffalo City until 1872 when Kansas, Atchison & Topeka railroad, AKA KA&T or Katy, came to town. Later the KA&T&SF. It was in Dodge that Ford County Sheriff William Masterson got the name "Bat". Wounded in the leg, he used an ordinary cane for a while. "He swung the cane like a baseball bat", said a witness.
6:22)There is the Mercedes Benz. It used to be the Benz Mercedes.
14:07)Colonel Jefferson F. Davis. Officer Commanding the 2nd Miss.He was in line to be a Brigadier General. He left to marry Taylor's daughter. 3 months later, she died.
Im guessing this is the Walker that Walker Texas Ranger was based on.
Yes both new karate and drove a dodge
@@wadetaylor1299 And both wore dark colored hats--really--a feature of the tv character that was at times found objectionable as depiction of a modern Texas Ranger. I've seen photos of rangers from the 1870s and 1880s in which none of them had white hats; I can't imagine them chasing Comanches and Mexican bandits wearing white hats that would glow in the sun like neon lights.
@@ontheroadwithtex7991 right on wouldn't want a white hat it stick out glow in sun on the plains
Gee if you march east from vericruz to mexico city you will get there, but it is kinda long. Why not march west, it might save you about 23 thousand miles.
Levity aside good series.
Marched east to Vera Cruz from MC
@@paulgessell6302 I checked. It was refering to Winfidld Scott landing in Vericruz and marching east to Mexico City. I was struck by this comment. Perhaps I made a mistake, but I dont think so?
@@arthurekman8281 Marching east is not only a long way but you will get your feet wet, too.
I m the legenda?
Allora le leggende esistono davvero?...io chi sono?
Bandits or irregulars?
During the war, bandits could do whatever they liked and claim they were engaging as partisans. In the early days of the war, the US Army marching from Matamoros to Monterrey were seen as liberators by the people in northern Mexico from the constant depredations of the bandits. Then as the regular Army moved on to Monterrey and Saltillo, they were replaced with conscript occupation troops who misbehaved so badly they cancelled the good will the regular Army had built up.
Mas e manos