"Texas Rangers c1830s-40s" Topic
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| Tango01 | 26 Oct 2019 10:04 p.m. PST |
" This iconic law and order force is so famous that it needs no explanation from me, but what is unusual here is they the guys at Replicants have gone for the early years rather than the more usual 1880s, when the reputation of the Rangers reached a peak. Which is exactly what one expects from Replicants – "Expect the unexpected!" In 1835, a council of Texas representatives created a "Corps of Rangers" to protect the frontier from hostile Indians. For the first time their pay was officially set at $1.25 USD a day and they were to elect their own officers. They were required to furnish their own arms, mounts, and equipment. Plagued by frequent raids by the Comanche, Tonkawa and Karankawa Indians the early Hispanic settlements in Texas at San Antonio de Béxar and Laredo had raised companies of volunteers which were disbanded when no longer needed; some served for days and others for many months…"
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Shagnasty  | 29 Oct 2019 9:44 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 29 Oct 2019 10:40 p.m. PST |
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