Sunday, September 14, 2025

Napoleon B. Breeding - Part 2

 In 1843, Napoleon was part of Snively Expedition.

The note you can read below was posted by the Expedition participants (including napoleon and his uncle Benjamin Wilkens) to clear misconceptions that arose around the Expedition purpose/circumstances.





Source: Cruger & Moore. Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 44, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 18, 1843newspaperOctober 18, 1843; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth48256/accessed September 12, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

TBC

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Other Posts

Part 1 - Napoleon Bonaparte Breeding & Family

Part 3

Part 4

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This post is part of our series "They Lived in Texas"

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