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Survivors of Nueces Battle Trek Home Alone at Night
A narrative from the Nueces battle describes a horse escaping to Tegener Creek near a sawmill, leading to a night-time chase. Duff’s company captures a rider, forcing him to reveal camp location. The German force suffered heavy losses. 23 remained dead or wounded, 17 scattered, with Schwetheim, Rusenberger and Graf attempting a perilous Rio Grande crossing on foot, 40-50 miles away, without food or water.
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Tegener
Duff
Fredericksburg
Messrs
Schwetheim
Rusenberger
Graf
Rio Grande
Neuces
Downs
Schwethelm
U. S. Army
Comfort
Texas
Germany
Mr. Sehwethern
Awerman
Ernst Beseler
Leopold Bauer
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