Colonel John Henry Moore was an early Texas settler, one of the Old Three Hundred first land grantees to settle the territory.
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Texan commander Stephen F. Austin ordered Moore to organize a cavalry company, who were outfitted with pistols and double-barreled shotguns.
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He built Moore's Fort in La Grange in 1828, but he is best known for commanding the famous Battle of Gonzales on October, 2 1835.
Colonel John Henry Moore (1800–1880) Early Texas settler and an officer in the Texas Revolution
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