He was taught to speak, write, and read in Spanish and French. He could plant crops, run the plantation, and survive in the wild. He became real close to Indians and they taught him extreme stuff. Roping wild horses and alligators. His gun skills were untouchable being so young. He could shoot anything with gun powder and his knife skills were on top level as well.
The Grass Fight was a small battle during the Texas Revolution, fought between the Mexican Army and the Texian Army. The battle took place on November 26, 1835, just south of San Antonio in Mexican Texas ....
Bowie, who had been shot early in the engagement, drew his knife, which had been made from a blacksmith's rasp or large file, and killed Major Norris Wright with it. After the conflict, the weapon was sent to Philadelphia, where it was fashioned by a cutler into the form of a knife, which style of weapon has since become famous as the "Bowie knife." When the original was received by Bowie, he was told: " It is more trustworthy in the hands of a strong man than a pistol, for it will not