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    James Walker Fannin Jr. (January 1, 1804– March 27, 1836) was an American military officer, planter, and slave trader who served in the Texian Army during...
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    county was named for James Fannin, who commanded the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre during the Texas Revolution. James Bonham (the county...
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    is named after James Fannin, a veteran who fought in the Texas Revolution. Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Fannin County was inhabited...
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    Frank W. Johnson and James Grant gathered volunteers for a planned invasion of the Mexican port town of Matamoros. James Fannin commanded troops stationed...
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    were given white arm bands. Among those killed were commanders Colonel James Fannin (of the Coleto battle) and Lieutenant Colonel William Ward (of the Refugio...
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    under Colonel Domingo Ugartechea and Texian insurgents led by James Bowie and James Fannin. The 30-minute engagement, which historian J. R. Edmondson describes...
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    rendezvous with Colonel James Fannin, who was expected to arrive from Goliad with his garrison. On February 26, after days of indecision, Fannin ordered 320 men...
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    16, 1836. He visited Goliad, but the commander of the forces there, James Fannin, was unable to provide assistance. Bonham's inimitable spirit is best...
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    contingent of soldiers from the Texian Army was garrisoned under Colonel James W. Fannin. Simultaneously, Mexican president Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led...
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  • and the Mexicans had 300 to 500 troops. With no choice but battle, James Fannin chose to stand and fight near Coleto Creek. Santa Anna and his troops...
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    Austin James Bonham Davy Crockett Sam Houston J. Pinckney Henderson Oran M. Roberts Lorenzo de Zavala James Bowie John Reagan Anson Jones James Fannin Gail...
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    Patricio County. Fannin Battleground State Historic Site28°41′11″N 97°14′2″W / 28.68639°N 97.23389°W / 28.68639; -97.23389 (Fannin Battleground State...
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  • Fannin may refer to: Fannin, Kentucky, an unincorporated community Fannin, Mississippi, a rural community, formerly a town Fannin, Texas, an unincorporated...
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    Bonham, Texas (category Cities in Fannin County, Texas)
    Fannin County, Texas, United States. The population was 10,408 at the 2020 census. James Bonham (the city's namesake) sought the aid of James Fannin (the...
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  • Cos's forces in San Antonio. He was said to have been a scout under Col. James Fannin, commissioned as a captain of the Texas Rangers while still 16, and to...
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    Unbeknownst to Cos, as early as September 18, several Texians, including James Fannin, Philip Dimmitt, and John Lin, had independently begun advocating a plan...
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  • approaching army. Houston ordered Colonel James Fannin to abandon Goliad and join his retreat. However, Fannin delayed his departure and sent a quarter...
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    messengers were sent to James Fannin who commanded the group of Texian soldiers at Presidio La Bahia in Goliad, Texas. Fannin decided that it was too...
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    their camp nearer Béxar. On October 27, an advance party led by James Bowie and James Fannin chose Mission Concepción as the next campsite and sent for the...
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    Skip Peterson Episode: "Devastating Story" 2015 Texas Rising Colonel James Fannin 4 episodes 2015 Inside Amy Schumer John Episode: "Wingwoman" 2015 Sex...
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  • arrives back at the Alamo telling Lt. Col. William B. Travis that Col. James Fannin was not coming. March 4 – Santa Anna holds a council of war with Generals...
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    General Thomas Jefferson Rusk Colonel Sidney Sherman Colonel James Bowie Colonel James Fannin Colonel Benjamin Milam Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis...
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    Colonel James Fannin had finally decided to ride to their relief. Historian Robert Scott suggests that the trip was initiated after Fannin's objections...
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    couriers to the acting Texas government, the remaining Texas army under James Fannin, and various Texas communities, asking for reinforcements, provisions...
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    Travis several times asked La Bahía commander James Fannin to bring reinforcements. Although Fannin and his men attempted a relief mission, they abandoned...
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    courier scouts on their last run. In response to pleas from Travis, James Fannin started from Goliad with 320 men, supplies and armaments, yet had to...
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    Paul Robert (Bob) Fannin (born 1935) is an American lawyer and former ambassador to the Dominican Republic from 2007 until 2009. He served as chairman...
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    under Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea and Texian insurgents led by James Bowie and James Fannin fought the Battle of Concepción here. Historian J.R. Edmondson...
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    210 Emmet County 2 210 Escambia County 2 Escambia River 210 Fannin County 2 James Fannin 210 Fillmore County 2 Millard Fillmore 210 Florence County 2...
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    victorious in two skirmishes with Texian detachments serving under Colonel James Fannin at Goliad. On February 27 a foraging detachment under Frank W. Johnson...
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