A Shropshire man's part in one of the most historic battles in the history of the United States is marked in a new book.
A Shropshire man's part in one of the most historic battles in the history of the United States is marked in a new book.‘The Spirit of Sacrifice’ monument at San Antonio, which includes the name of James C Gwynne
Mr Bancroft says it is the first book specifically about the siege and battle ever to be published by a British writer.James C Gwynne, who was 32 when he died at the Alamo, was born in Shropshire. He was baptised on August 1 1802, at St Leonard’s Church in Bridgnorth, the son of Charles and Hannah Gwynne. He went to America in the early 1830s.
"He took his place at a cannon at the rampart, which the highly experienced Mexican army were assaulting most vigorously."He was one of as many as 30 British-born men who died at the Alamo, and most of the others had British ancestry, including the commanding officer, William Barret Travis." Mr Bancroft said:"The attack happened after a siege which lasted nearly two weeks, during which time the defenders, who were mostly volunteers with no real experience of warfare, had suffered the stress and anguish caused by the noise and danger of continuous cannon bombardments and sniper fire, suffering in arid conditions that sapped strength and the will to resist, and with very little sustenance.
After the savage fury of a fierce hand-to-hand battle all the defenders capable of bearing arms were killed and their bodies were unceremoniously burned. There is no memorial anywhere in Britain dedicated to any of the British-born men who took part in the siege and battle of the Alamo.
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