Historical Marker
On This Site Captain Amon B. King and His Men
Refugio, Refugio County · Texas
Erected 1936
Most historians have judged the whole episode folly. Fannin sent King to bring the stranded families out of Refugio, but King stopped to punish rancheros under Carlos de la Garza and was besieged in the old mission. William Ward's Georgia Battalion broke the siege, then the two commanders quarreled over rank and split their force just as José de Urrea arrived with about 1,500 men. The detour cost Fannin about 150 men he would need at the Coleto. The German-born Lieutenant Colonel Juan José Holzinger spared two Germans and Lewis T. Ayers, along with the local families.
What the plaque says
On This Site Captain Amon B. King and His Men Members of the Texas Revolutionary Army, were shot, after being captured by Mexican troops on March 16, 1936.
Where it stands
28.30234, -97.28168 · Directions
More markers nearby
- Mount Calvary Cemetery — steps away
- Site of the Home of Captain Ira Westover — 0.5 mi
- Refugio County Courthouses — 0.5 mi
- Sally Scull — 0.5 mi