Question

5.Who was General Castrillon talking about when he said "...Caprice, arbitrary will, and ignorance of that man"? (1)6.Why do you think Delgado felt that the Texans were "drunken and infuriated volunteers"? (1)7.Explain why it was so difficult for the Mexican soldiers to get away. (2)8.Why did Delgado and his comrades believe that they were going to be burned alive by the Texans? What was the real reason for the fire?(2)9.Using your historical imagination, do you think a Texas soldier writing an account of the battle would describe the Texans in the same way they were described by Delgado? Give reasons for your answer

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Part 5:  General Castrillon was talking about his excellency, Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, when he said, "Caprice, arbitrary will, and ignorance of that man".

Part 6: Delgado felt that the Texans were "drunken and infuriated volunteers" because he felt low of them and was making a derogatory remark against the Texans.

Part 7: Mexican soldiers were stuck in such a way that there was a lack of maneuvering space for them during the battle. They had the enemy on our right  while their front, though level, was exposed to the fire of the enemy. They also had, in their rear, a small grove extending to the bay shore.

Part 8: Delgado considered that Texans would burn them alive in retaliation for those who had been burned in the Alamo. However the fire was to make the prisoners comfortable.

Part 9: The Texan soldier would narrate the incidents differently as the Texas had a victory in the respective battle leading to the capture of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. He would have narrated the story in a different way.

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