TEXAS WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
The people of Texas, Mexican and Anglo, had grown tired of the oppressive and corrupt government of Mexico. They banded together to form the Republic of Texas with its own army, navy and marine corps. The Battle at the Alamo was only part of a larger conflict which had been going on for several years.
Militia units called Texas Rangers were organized, early as 1823, to fight Indians. They were formalized into state troops during the War of Texas Independence 1835-1836. One group, the Gonzales Ranging Company of Mounted Volunteers, joined the defenders of the Alamo and died with them.
By utilizing a large variety of heads, arms, weapons, and by rotating the paint schemes, each of these Mounted Texas Rangers is unique.
| Tex-1836-30 | Mounted Texas Rangers (2 troopers, 2 horses) | 90.00 |
| Tex-1836-30a | Mounted Texas Ranger Kit (1 trooper, 1 horse) | 20.00 |
Texas had its own navy complete with Marines from 1834 to 1846 when they were absorbed into the US Marine Corps.
TEXAS MARINES SERVICE DRESS 1843 MODEL
Texas Marine Service Dress
Texas Marine service dress was derived from the dress uniform of the United States Marines, and consisted of a bell topped shako with a distinctive yellow carrot plume, a green jacket with yellow epaulets and lace, and light green trousers.
| Tex-1834-47 | Mixed Set (6 figures) | 90.00 |
| Tex-1834-48 | Marching (6 figures) | 90.00 |
| Tex-1834-49 | Color Party (6 figures, one flag | 90.00 |
| Tex-1837-47a | Texas Marine Advancing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1837-47b | Texas Marine Standing Firing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1837-47c | Texas Marine Kneeling Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1837-47d | Texas Marine Running Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1837-47e | Texas Marine At Ready Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1837-48a | Texas Marine Marching Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1837-49a | Texas Marine Officer Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1837-49b | Texas Marine Standard Bearer w/Texas Navy Ensign | 12.00 |
| Tex-1837-49c | Texas Marine Standard Bearer w/Texas State Flag | 12.00 |
| Tex-1837-49d | Texas Marine Drummer | 8.50 |
TEXAS MARINES FATIGUE DRESS 1834-1842 MODEL
Texas Marine Fatigue Dress
Texas Marine fatigue dress was a medium blue coat and soft cap, with light blue trousers.
| Tex-1835-57 | Mixed Set (6 figures) | 90.00 |
| Tex-1835-58 | Marching Set (6 figures) | 90.00 |
| Tex-1835-59 | Color Party (6 figures, one flag) | 90.00 |
| Tex-1837-57a | Texas Marine Advancing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1837-57b | Texas Marine Standing Firing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1837-57c | Texas Marine Kneeling Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1837-57d | Texas Marine Running Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1837-57e | Texas Marine At Ready Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1837-57f | Texas Marine Sergeant w/pistol | 8.50 |
| Tex-183a7-58 | Texas Marine Marching Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1835-59a | Texas Marine Standard Bearer w/Texas Navy Ensign | 12.00 |
| Tex-1835-59b | Texas Marine Officer | 8.50 |
| Tex-1835-59c | Texas Marine Drummer | 8.50 |
Representative Texas Army Types
The Texas Army, consisting of both native Mexican and Anglo troops, were mostly dressed in ordinary civilian clothing. Western style broad brimmed hats, sombereos, and beaver hats were mixed freely with buckskins and calico shirts.
The Alamo Artillery set contains a 9 lb gun on 4 wheel garrison type carriage, and incudes 3 kneeling and one standing Texan gunner.
Alamo Field Piece
The Alamo Field Piece set contains a 9 lb gun on a two wheel field carriage and five gunners in civilian cloths.
| Tex-1836-24 | Firing Down (6 figures) | 90.00 |
| Tex-1836-28 | Mixed Set (6 figures). | 90.00 |
| Tex-1836-29 | AlamoArtillery w/4 wheel carrage & 4 crew | 90.00 |
| Tex-1836-29a | Alamo Field Piece & 5 Crew | 130.00 |
| Tex-1836-24 | Texas Army Firing Down Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-28a | Texican Firing Standing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-28b | Texican Firing Kneeling Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-28c | Texican Kneeling reaching for cartrige Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-28d | Texican Loading Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-28e | Texican Firing Kneeling Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-28f | Texican Running Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-28g | Texican Advancing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-28h | Texican At Ready Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-28i | Texican Swinging Rifle Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-29b | Texican Gunner w/ rammer Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-29c | Texican Gunner w/cartridge Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-29d | Texican Gunner Thumbing Vent Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-29e | Texican Gunner w/linstock Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-29f | Texican Gunner w/spike Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-29g | Texican Gunner Kneeling with spike Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-29h | Texican Gunner Kneeling w/rammer Kit | 8.50 |
The Alabama Red Rovers, a group of volunteers, 61 strong, from Courtland, Alabama were organized by Dr. John Shackelford in December of 1835. After the unit arrived in Texas it was assigned to the Lafayette Battalion and joined Fannin at La Bahia.
| Tex-1836-9 | Mixed Set | 90.00 |
| Tex-1836-9a | Red Rover Firing Standing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-9b | Red Rover Advancing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-9c | Red Rover Running Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-9d | Kneeling Firing Kit . | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-9e | Red Rover Firing Overhand Kit | 8.50 |
Tennessee Volunteer
The volunteers from Tennessee who came to the Alamo with Davy Crocket were dressed in coonskin hats with a mixture of buckskins and ordinary clothing. Paint schemes are rotated to make each figure as individual as possible.
| Tex-1836-14 | Firing down from walls (6 figures) | 90.00 |
| Tex-1836-18 | Mixed Set (6 figures). | 90.00 |
| Tex-1836-14a | Tennessee Volunteer Firing down Kit. | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-18a | Tennessee Volunteer Running with tomahawk Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-18b | Tennessee Volunteer Standing Firing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-18c | Tennessee Volunteer Kneeling Firing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-18d | Tennessee Volunteer Kneeling reaching for cartridge Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-18e | Tennessee Volunteer Advancing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-18f | Tennessee Volunteer At High Port Kit | 8.50 |
The New Orleans Greys split after reaching Texas, part of the unit went with Fannin to La Bahia; the other part went to defend the Alamo. The flag of the New Orleans Grays was flying over the long barracks during the last battle.
Equipped from the public armory in New Orleans, they wore a grey uniform with soft cap and short jacket. Their leather work was black.
| Tex-1836-34 | Firing down (6 figures) | 90.00 |
| Tex-1836-38 | Mixed Set (6 figures) | 90.00 |
| Tex-1836-34 | New Orleans Grey Firing Down Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-38a | New Orleans Grey Advancing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-38b | New Orleans Grey Firing Standing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-38c | New Orleans Grey Kneeling at ready Kit. | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-38d | New Orleans Grey Kneeling Firing Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-38e | New Orleans Grey At High Port Kit | 8.50 |
| Tex-1836-38f | New Orleans Grey Running Kit | 8.50 |
These troops are wearing the old style single breasted uniform with an unusual carrot plume on the shako. They are wearing the summer white trousers and are typical of the Mexican troops assaulting the Alamo.
| Mex-1836-42p | Marching (6 figures) | 90.00 |
| Mex-1836-43 | Colors & Command (5 figures one flag) | 90.00 |
| Mex-1836-44 | Mixed Set in Combat (6 figures). | 90.00 |
| Mex-1836-50 | Climbing Ladder (6 figures). | 90.00 |
| Mex-1836-51 | Casualties Mixed Set (6 figures) | 90.00 |
| Mex-1836-42a | Mexican Soldier Marching Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-43a | Mexican Inf. Officer Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-43b | Mexican Drummer Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-43c | Mexican Standard Bearer w/Mexican Flag, Kit | 12.00 |
| Mex-1836-43d | Mexican Inf. Trumpeter | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-44b | Mexican Soldier At Ready Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-44c | Mexican Soldier Kneeling Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-44d | Mexican Soldier Standing Firing Kit. | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-44e | Mexican Soldier Running Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-44 | Mexican Soldier Standing Firing Up Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-50a | Mexican Soldier Climbing Ladder #1 Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-50b | Mexican Soldier Climbing Ladder #2 Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-50c | Mexican Soldier Climbing Ladder #3 Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-50d | Mexican Soldier Climbing Ladder #4 Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-50e | Ladder |
J.W. SPECIALS
In the movie The Alamo, the uniforms of the Mexican troops appear to have been a costume designer's fantasy. Yet we have had many requests for Mexican troops with white uniforms that look like the ones in the movie. So for those who would like the movie troops we give you the J.W. Specials. These are similar to the Tres Villas Battalion but have white uniforms with red wings, collars, cuffs and turnbacks. The top of the shako has the red white and green tricolor rondel.
| Mex-1836-45p | Marching (6 figures) | 90.00 |
| Mex-1836-46 | Colors and Command (5 figures one flag) | 90.00 |
| Mex-1836-47 | Mixed Set in Combat (6 figures) | 90.00 |
| Mex-1836-42a | J.W. Special Marching Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-46a | J.W. Special. Officer Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-46b | J.W. Special Drummer Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-46c | J.W. SpecialStandard Bearer w/Mexican Flag, Kit | 12.00 |
| Mex-1836-46d | J.W. Special Inf. Trumpeter | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-47b | J.W. Special At Ready Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-47c | J.W. Special Kneeling Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-47d | J.W. Special Standing Firing Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-47e | J.W. Special Running Kit | 8.50 |
| Mex-1836-47 | J.W. Special Standing Firing Up Kit. | 8.50 |
The Sappers formed the cavalry contingent of Santa Anna' s body guard at the Alamo. They are uniformed similarly to the regular Mexican line cavalry but wear a fur busby and red coat.
| Mex- l836-59 | Two Mounted Sappers (2 figures, 2 horses) | 90.00 |
| Mex-1836-60 | Officer & Trumpeter (2 figures, 2 horses) | 90.00 |
| Mex-1836-61 | Standard Bearer & Lancer (2 figures , 2 horses 1 flag) | 90.00 |
| Mex-1836-59a | Mounted Sapper Kit | 20.00 |
| Mex-1836-60a | Mounted Officer Kit | 20.00 |
| Mex-1836-60b | Mounted Trumpeter Kit | 20.00 |
| Mex-1836-61a | Mounted Standard Bearer w/Mexican Flag Kit | 23.00 |
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