A Texas scout and spy named Erastus (Deaf) Smith is given credit for destroying Vince’s bridge before the Battle of San Jacinto, which prevented reinforcements from aiding Santa Anna’s army. This may have been Deaf Smith’s most valuable effort on the Texans’ behalf. He died at Richmond, Texas, on November 30, 1837, at the age of fifty.
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