Will Cole

In December of 1835, Texans actually take control of Texas. Skirmishes from October and November turn into wins with full blow sieges like the one in San Antonio that breaks December 6th. But the Texans are beating frontier troops while Santa Anna raises an obscenely large army in Mexico City to deal with the rebellion.

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Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends. You’re all survivors of risky inside 2020 gatherings of over 2 hours.

Bitdevs at Bitcoin Park Austin is shaping up to be a banger tonight. Come early for a few drinks before we dive into v30 and much more. https://www.meetup.com/austin-bitcoin-developers/

The bear market can’t catch you if you have a freezer full of of steaks. This is financial advice.

I miss Mutiny wallet.

Scott Ballew just released Paradiso, his fourth self written/self produced album. The most Texas Texan in Texas and one of my best friends. Check it out! https://open.spotify.com/album/6GhQVvMgRmUdkqPFVM7FZN

It is a sweet mercy for your favorite college football team to be eliminated from contention early in the season.

While we’ve had the integration for a while, fun to see Coinkite showing off earning bitcoin directly to cold storage. http://blog.coinkite.com/zaprite-and-coldcard/

Charging/paying for events, meetups etc… with bitcoin is pretty bad. So we took our Zaprite checkout and applied it to a simple and powerful new ticketing platform native to Zaprite. https://blog.zaprite.com/introducing-zaprite-event-tickets/ If you are planning a paid gathering of any kind, give it a try!

One week into the NFL season and nostr:nprofile1qqstj30g2dal6t9r6d4vcwf7dn553tgggudyfedu9altzsyu75zxvxgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuer9v4a8jtnfduq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpkx2cnnw3ezucm0d5j2up37 is in shambles. Maybe if he spent a bit less time trying to make lightning amazing and focused on pretend football he wouldn’t be so publicly embarrassed.

I’m shocked more people in TradFi don’t kill themselves once they realize their career is a farce and they’ve been working for some guy in Jackson Hole and they have no deterministic abilities in their professional lives.

GM. Paris ,Texas is bigger than Paris, France.

Happy Independence Day. The Cole’s are celebrating freedom in the mountains.

I much prefer sweating the small stuff and not accepting reality.

After extreme patience, on April 21, 1836, Sam Houston strikes at Santa Anna. The Battle of San Jacinto was quick and decisive. In under 20 minutes the Texian army killed 600 Mexicans and captured another 700. Texians death were under 10. Santa Anna cowered after the defeat, disguising himself as a private before being noticed in the makeshift POW camp. He negotiated for his life, and against the wishes of many, Houston arranged for his return to Mexico. The war was effectively over and the Republic of Texas was founded.

On April 3rd, 1836, the most consequential naval battle between the Texians and Mexicans occurred in the Gulf of America. Texians had to date been ineffectual in stopping Mexican supply lines, and it was critical to stop them as Houston drew Santa Anna further east. The Texas ship “The Invincible” - was anything but - pummeled the Mexican “Montezuma” after The Invincible maneuvered to run the Montezuma ashore before unleashing hell on the ship. Later the same day, the Invincible intercepted and American ship supplying Mexicans with weapons. These weapons were critical once rerouted to Houston’s army.

March 27, 1863 - Goliad, Tx It’s been a somewhat quiet last couple of weeks for the revolution. Sam Houston is retreating, James Fannin got himself caught by General Urrea, and Urrea has been pleading with Santa Anna to spare the prisoners under Fannin lives. After marching to Goliad, Urrea is unsuccessful in convincing Santa Anna not to execute the prisoners. ~450 prisoners were shot under a ruse of forced labor under the direction Colonel Portilla of the Mexican army. While tragic for the Texians, the Goliad ordeal and how much time it took to resolve meant that Urrea (Mexico’s best general) would never join his force with Santa Anna’s. Between this moment and the Alamo, Sam Houston has the moral high ground in recruiting new troops to join the Texian cause, and the Mexicans lose their ability to recruit fresh troops from the local population. The Mexicans look like they’re “winning”, but in reality they are fucked. Divided in strength, and losing the hearts and minds of the population they want to rule.

On March 21st 1836 James Fannin, having disobeyed orders to retreat and join with Dam Houston’s main army, was captured by General Urrea and being marched towards Goliad in the Texas coastal plains. Santa Anna had already ordered that all prisoners - nearly 400 men - be executed and for Urrea to urgently join his main army pursuing Houston. Urrea wanted the prisoners spared, and wrote pleading for their mercy. He wasn’t just merciful, in many ways he was a superior military general than Santa Anna. Regardless, the Mexicans are arguing over a mass murder, and there are about to be hundreds of very unlucky Texians. Word travels slow though, so there’s time for Houston to continue to gather forces.

March 14th 1836. The dream of an independent Texas is at an all time low. News of the Alamo falling has spread, Houston is in (strategic) retreat, and Texas generals are disobeying orders. Notably, general James Fannin has been ordered to abandon Goliad and move east to Houston’s forces. Fannin, indecisive throughout the war, asks for reinforcements despite the plea to flee. He’s going to have a bad time in two weeks.