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2 unusual facts about Texan schooner Liberty


Texan schooner Liberty

Captain Brown resigned just nine days after this triumph due to a quarrel with Commodore Charles Hawkins.

She was previously the privately owned ship William Robbins which was purchased in November 1835, by the rebellious citizens of Matagorda when the Texas-bound schooner Hannah Elizabeth was captured by the Mexican Navy brig Bravo.


Texan brig Potomac

The Texas Navy was officially formed in January 1836, with the purchase of four schooners: Invincible, Brutus, Independence, and Liberty.


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