Armed Frontier: Warfare and Military Culture in the Texas-Northeastern Mexico Borderlands,1686-1845

Armed Frontier is a deeply researched and yet accessible history of border skirmishes from mid-colonial times to the first Texas secession.

The history of warfare and armed organization during the colonial period and early nineteenth century in southern Texas and northeastern Mexico remains largely untold. Previous studies either cover the influence of warfare tangentially or ignore its importance. This study explores the topic through an examination of the inhabitants of four settlements: S...