Bowie, James A leader in the battle of Concepcion and the Grass Fight, Bowie also participated in the siege of Bexar and the surrender of General Cos. He commanded the volunteer forces in San Antonio when William B. Travis arrived with regular army troops. After James C. Neill left the San Antonio on February 14, 1836, Bowie and Travis shared command of the army: Travis in charge of the regular forces; Bowie, of the volunteers. He was stricken with “typhoid pneumonia” on February 24 and remained confined to his cot throughout the siege and fall of the Alamo. Bowles, Chief (The Bowl) Chief of the Cherokee tribes in East Texas, Bowles was reported to have accepted a Mexican commission during the Revolution. However, he signed a treaty of peace with the Texas government on February 23, 1836, and the war ran its course with no organized Indian interference. _Bravo_ A Mexican war vessel blockading the Texas coast in early November, the _Bravo_ participated in the capture of the American ship, the _Hannah Elizabeth_. The _Bravo_, with two other Mexican ships, fought an engagement with the Texan man-of-war _Independence_ in April 1836. Another ship, formerly called the _Montezuma_ but rechristened the _Bravo_ was engaged in battle by the _Invincible_, commanded by Captain Jeremiah Brown. The battle took place at the mouth of the Rio Grande, about 35 miles from Matamoros. The _Bravo_ grounded and was crippled by a broadside fired from the _Invincible_. Brazoria Most men from Brazoria had joined the Texan army at the outbreak of the war. Nearly all of the remaining population had fled in the Runaway Scrape when Jose Urrea burned the town on April 22, 1836. _Brutus_ The _Brutus_ was bought and equipped as a privateer by Augustus C. and John K. Allen. The brothers sold the ship to the Texas Navy on January 25, 1836. The ship did not see action in the war, however. Bryan, Moses Austin While Stephen F. Austin commanded the Texan volunteers in the field, Bryan served as his secretary. After Austin’s retirement from the army, Bryan joined the army as private and fought in Moseley Baker’s company in the battle of San Jacinto. At the time, he was serving as Thomas J. Rusk’s aide-de-camp. He was an interpreter at the conference between General Houston and Santa Anna. Bryan, William A New Orleans merchant, Bryan furnished men and money to the Revolution. He was appointed general agent for Texas by the General Council on January 26, 1836, and, with his partner Edward Hall, he served as purchasing agent for the revolutionary government.