Sons of the Republic of Texas- Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels Chapter

04/22/2026

Veterans of the Battle of San Jacinto in Belton, 1883. They were standing there fewer than 50 years after the battle, looking around at solid buildings in a peaceful setting with old friends and brothers, the future of Texas secure, they must have felt immensely proud of the results of their toil and suffering in 1836, don't you think?

04/22/2026

San Jacinto day! April 21, 1836. The day Texas would never be the same!

03/02/2026

On the 190th Texas Independence Day, Sons of the Republic of Texas Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels chapter members attended the Travis Letter dedication in New Braunfels at the plaza in front of the Comal County Courthouse. The chapter president was on the the steering committee for this project. Thank you to all on the steering committee and others that helped bring the Travis Letter to Comal County.

02/28/2026

02/28/2026

Day 5 of the Alamo Siege

February 27, 1836

Both sides continued to fight the bitter cold. It never rises out of the 30’s and the wind bites deep.

The Mexicans pillage Bexar of food and perishables. After ransacking the town, they plunder nearby ranchos, taking livestock and other foodstuffs.

The Mexicans cut off the eastern acequia from the Alamo garrison. Now the defenders have to rely on the well inside the compound again. It doesn’t produce near enough for the almost two hundred people inside.

The Matamoros battalion begins to dig trenches south of the Alamo. Santa Anna doesn’t think they are close enough and orders new ones to be dug closer.

Meanwhile the Texians maintain constant fire on the Mexican work crews with little result.

The Texians work on their own entrenchment inside the parapet of the cattle pen. But this ditch sadly proves harmful to the Alamo's defense by undermining the walls.

Illustrations by the great Gary Zaboly

02/27/2026

02/25/2026

02/23/2026

190 years ago today, the Alamo siege begins. The siege of the Alamo began on February 23, 1836, when Mexican forces led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna arrived in San Antonio de Béxar and surrounded the mission. This 13-day siege preceded the final assault on March 6, 1836, during the Texas Revolution.