Chapter L

La Bahia The settlement which grew up around the presidio of La Bahia
also took the name “La Bahia.” On February 4, 1829, the Congress
of Coahuila y Texas declared it a town and changed the name to
Goliad. In correspondence and reports during the Texas revolution,
the terms “La Bahia” and “Goliad” are used more or less
interchangeably.

Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar joined the Texas army as it retreated
eastward after the fall of the Alamo. At San Jacinto, on April 20,
Lamar’s quick action saved the lives of Thomas J. Rusk and Walter
P. Lane when they were surrounded by the enemy. He was
commissioned a colonel on the following day and assigned the
command of the cavalry in the battle of San Jacinto.

_Liberty_ Formerly the _William Robbins_, the _Liberty_ was purchased
from McKinney and Williams. Its name was changed in January, 1836,
when it began a cruise to seek out Mexican vessels of war. On
March 3, it captured the _Pelicano_ at Sisal, Yucatan.

Lipantitlan Mexican fort on the Nueces captured by the Texans under
the command of Ira Westover on November 4, 1835.

Lockhart, Byrd Lockhart commanded a company at the siege of Bexar. In
March he was sent from the Alamo to get supplies and
reinforcements. As a result, he survived the fall of the Alamo and
later joined a spy company in the Texas Army.