variety of dress worn by the early Anglo-Celtic settlers.

Four views of a buck-skinned warrior shows he is ready for action.

Again the variety of dress is shown in this mounted troop of Texians as they prepare for the fight to come.

This is in stark contrast to the plain frontier clothing shown above, but many of our early heros were descended from European soldiers like this, whose accoutrements were detailed and finely made.

Cortez is a well known figure in Spanish history and represents the European finery adorning the early conquerors in the New World.

With the advent of warfare in the rough and rugged topography such as early Texas, you can see this musketeer has added leather leggings to his arsenal.

This Spanish lancer is also showing the transition to what would become less fancy and more utilitarian coverings, and smaller horses to navigate the rugged Texas countryside.

There weren't too many "jingling johnnies" in the Texas brush, and once again we see how uniforms from German, French, and Spanish military units had to change to adapt to our rugged way of life.

Tom's keen grasp and knowledge of early weaponry and clothing is seen in this Georgia pre-Revolutionary work up of a British (Scottish) soldier proudly representing the crown in the new-world.

This Texian without his shirt is in for a bad day.  This man managed to elude the executioner at Goliad, but without a horse and barefooted, his task of escape appears doomed.

"The Watering hole", was a good place to capture the wild longhorn cattle who were ranched in a much different fashion by the Spanish and Mexicans, when compared to later Texas ranching techniques.