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About Richard W. Ballentine
BALLENTINE, RICHARD W. (1814–1836). Richard W. Ballentine, Alamo defender, was born in Scotland in 1814. He traveled to Texas from Alabama aboard the Santiago and disembarked on December 9, 1835. He and the other passengers signed a statement declaring, "we have left every endearment at our respective places of abode in the United States of America, to maintain and defend our brethren, at the peril of our lives, liberties and fortunes." Ballentine died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.
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1814
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Scotland, United Kingdom
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March 6, 1836
Age 22
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The Alamo, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
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The Alamo, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
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