![]() Told to bathe in a river, the prisoners panic when the army begins a practice military maneuver, and several more are killed by accident. Here the prisoners are transferred to a French Major in charge of a troop of lancers, and the disgraced Mexican Captain is told to return across the desert to his post despite the dangers. Their numbers dwindle as they are picked off one by one, until they finally reach the Rio Grande having survived the Jornada del Muerto. Finally they begin the desert crossing.Ĭontinuing to cross the desert, their horses are soon stolen by the Apache. Many of the group are unfit for the "dead man's walk" through the wastelands and across "the big dry", more so after Cobb decides to die in a blaze of glory, killing Shadrach and injuring several others in the process. They soon find the corpses of the Mexican general and his retinue, killed by the region's rogue natives, led by an Apache named Gomez - including Cobb who survived blinded and crippled. As they travel, the nights become increasingly cold, increasing the suffering of the travellers. The army breaks camp and moves with their prisoners through Apache lands. Now around 30, weakened by hunger, and with limited ammunition, Colonel Cobb enters the camp and surrenders to the Mexicans - but not without resistance from Call who attacks Cobb and receives 100 lashes as punishment. In the darkness they re-find their companions, and the morning reveals a large Mexican army camp nearby. En route to San Lazaro to be tried, the camp is attacked at night by a grizzly, allowing them to escape with rifles. Wallace, Call, and McCrae are arrested by Mexican militia after stumbling into a remote Mexican village. ![]() McCrae, weakened by hunger and thirst, is haunted by a dream of Buffalo Hump riding a buffalo. Now on foot, with no horses and limited supplies, the party splits over gathering food and which way to travel to find water. They again encounter the natives who harry them by shooting Call, stealing more horses and setting fire to the grasslands. After meeting the ranger Charlie Goodnight, who explains that they're heading into country with no water, their native guides desert, stealing horses as they go. The increasingly rocky terrain of Comancheria also proves troublesome for the wagons. The expedition begins to break up as it is slowed by heavy rains and many of the civilians opt to return to Austin. Rejoining the expedition, they encounter Buffalo Hump again and learn (after inviting him to parley at their camp) that it was his son who died at the hands of Call. Call manages the only kill of the punishment squad's raid and is promoted to corporal as a result, whereas McCrae proposes to Clara. News of a Comanche raid takes the Rangers group west over the Brazos River, where they are ambushed while resting. McCrae encounters Clara Forsythe at the local store and Call meets Maggie at the local whorehouse. Three months later in Austin, a large group is being assembled in order to seize Santa Fe from the Mexicans as the Texan Santa Fe Expedition. ![]() The next morning, the group is ambushed and two of the party are killed and one wounded. Tasked with night watching the camp, a drunk McCrae wanders off exploring and is chased and wounded by Buffalo Hump. Woodrow Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae are junior Texas Rangers of a larger party heading west to scout a road from San Antonio to El Paso. The series begins in the Republic of Texas in 1842, as Comanche warriors led by Buffalo Hump use the full moon to conduct slave-raids on settlements in northern Mexico. While the miniseries has been broken up into 3 parts for the DVD release, the series was originally broadcast by ABC over two nights in May 1996, and was later nominated for several awards. In this prequel to Lonesome Dove, it is 1840s Texas, and two young men join the Texas Rangers unit that's on a mission to annex Santa Fe. It is a two-part adaptation of the 1995 novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry and is chronologically the third book of the Lonesome Dove series, but regarded as the first events in the Lonesome Dove franchise. CF Ranch - State Route 118, Alpine, Texasĭead Man's Walk is an American epic Western adventure television miniseries starring David Arquette as Augustus McCrae and Jonny Lee Miller as Woodrow F.
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