Famous Texans: The Edwards Brothers (Part 3)

On Dec. 13, 1826 Mexican Colonel Mateo Ahumada and Colonel Saucedo moved against the Edward’s rebels. When Austin was made aware of the designs of the Edwards, he wrote letters to many of the leading citizens of Eastern Texas, pleading and reasoning with them on the dangers and consequences of resisting the Mexican government. Austin rallied other colonist against Edwards and his attempt at open rebellion. Haden Edwards wrote letters too. He wrote to the same colonist Austin did along with the Cherokee, the Caddo, the Alabama and the Coushatta tribes, soliciting them to join him with promises of large land grants. Austin o ered to negotiate with Edwards, but he refused. On Jan. 22, 1827, Mexican regular army Colonel Ahumada moved towards Nacogdoches along with an Anglo-setters militia raised by Austin. All was not going well inside the Edwards camp either, there was much bickering and in ghting as to what to do.

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