Benjamin Milam
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Benjamin Rush Milam was an American colonist of Mexican Texas and a military leader and hero of the Texas Revolution. A native of what is now Kentucky, Milam fought beside American interests during th
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Milam joins the Texian soldiers
A monument to Benjamin Milam located in modern-day downtown San Antonio
Siege of Béxar
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The siege of Béxar was an early campaign of the Texas Revolution in which a volunteer Texian army defeated Mexican forces at San Antonio de Béxar. Texians had become disillusioned with the Mexican gov
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…joined the Texians in their own fight for independence, for which he assumed a leadership role. Persuading the weary Texians not to back down during the Siege of Béxar, Milam was killed in action while leading an assault into the city that eventually resulted in the Mexican Army's surrender. Milam County, Texas, and…
General Antonio López de Santa Anna's centralist policies, such as ending slavery and immigration, fomented rebellion throughout the Mexican states.
Stephen F. Austin was elected to lead the new Texian Army.