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When the President of Texas Declared His Own Navy to be Pirates
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When the President of Texas Declared His Own Navy to be Pirates
Imagine the ruckus if a modern US naval captain refused to bring his nuclear-powered warship back into port. How would the president react? It is unlikely he would encourage the navies of foreign nations to actively attempt to apprehend the wayward vessel, but such a scenario became the reality of President Sam Houston of Texas in the spring of 1843. The Disobedient Texan Navy US Brig Niagara. Photograph by Lance Woodworth, 2009. Source: Wikim…
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