Who led the Texas Rangers at the Battle of Salado Creek?
1 Answer
Aug 18, 2016
Colonel Mathew Caldwell led 200 militiamen against the Mexican Army soldiers and Cherokee Native Americans at the Battle of Salado Creek.
Explanation:
Colonel Caldwell led 200 militiamen against approximately 1600 soldiers in the Mexican Army. Although he was greatly outnumbered, his strategy of luring the Mexican soldiers out using cavalry into the line of fire of the rest militiamen waiting in the creek-bed, won him a decisive victory. This map provides an awesome view for what he planned
