On March 6, 1836 Jim Bowie, weak as a kitten from illness, was killed by Mexican troops while lying in his cot there
[DOC] [TLE] James Bowie - Wikipedia [PAR] James "Jim" Bowie ( c. 1796  March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American 
pioneer, who ... After moving to Texas in 1830, Bowie became a Mexican citizen 
and married Ursula ... Bowie died with the other Alamo defenders on March 6.