The Bloody Origins of the Texas Rangers

[michaelrhudak]

My dad passed away 6 months ago and he would've loved this episode so much, dang.

[kentuckyjustice]

The reason the rangers used to dismount to fight is because they couldn't shoot, then reload their Kentucky rifles on horseback; they were muzzle loaders. After they became accustomed to their new six shooters, they learned to shoot on horseback. They soon began carrying extra loaded cylinders to cut down on reloading time; kind of the first "speed loaders". The rest is history.

[TBM_arms]

Damn here in Texas we take Texas history as our social studies credit in 7th grade lol

[XJ]

What about The Ranger with the Big Iron on his hip?

[Bran-don]

God made man and Colt made them all equal.

[jopo]

The Texas Rangers were tough. Especially Nolan Ryan.

[thetonycam]

When you realize an 8 minute JRE clip had more information than an hour long white-washed, heavily euphamized History channel episode.

[josefadams]

The book from SC Gwynne about the Comanches is one of the greatest historical books I've ever read.

[JohnBullard]

The Texas Rangers by Walter Prescott Webb. THE definitive book on the Rangers. Incredible book. You can't put it down. Toughest mofos ever. General Bismarck considered them the greatest fighting force in the world at that time. Captain Jack Hays was described as utterly fearless.

[lobso]

Native American history is taught pretty in-depth in Texas.

[Crowwtf]

I read a quote from a texas ranger in "bury my heart at wounded knee" and he said: "if there was ever more then 10, 000 comanchee they would ride to washington and burn down the white house"

[snicholelx]

The Apache, Comanche and Mohawks were so badass. My favorite class I ever took in college was native Americans studies where we focused on those three tribes.

[OdintheGermanShepherd]

Everyone knows Augustus McRae and Woodrow Call were the greatest Texas

[crippletron]

Man, i remember being excited as a kid when we were headed to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum. I was disappointed when I found out it had nothing to do with Nolan Ryan or baseball. Haha. I would like to go back because I would have actual appreciation for it now.

[Texhorns]

In Texas, we actually did learn about Quanah Parker and Cynthia Ann Parker when you had to take Texas History in Junior High. I'm not sure if they still teach that or not, but I know at one time they did.

[chiefhindsightanalyst]

When the eyes of the ranger are upon you, any wrong you do he’s going to see. When you’re in Texas look behind you, because that’s where the rangers going to be.

[shugzm]

And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today

[srsucioguapodelsur]

"...you don't hear that much about the Comanches"

Come on down to Texas, we'll tell ya all about 'em.

[timkoelln]

They are unknown to those outside of Texas but if you’re a 40 or older Texan you were taught this in school. As a multi generational Texan this is great to heat someone talking about this. There’s a town named after Quannah Parker in Texas and it’s because of the Comanche that a lot of Texas towns weren’t settled until the late 1800’s. An example is Fannin county settled in 1830’s but Comanche county not until decades later.

[avenuex]

Quannah Parker must have been a truly singular leader. My grandmother met him once and was impressed enough to recount the experience several times. Never once mentioned her grandfather who was a Ranger.