"I will show them no quarter, everyone will be put to the
sword"
When Santa Anna roared this line, he was saying that he would take no prisoners. Everyone would die.
The word quarter in this line means a room or place to stay. In other
words, the Texans would see no prison.
The phrase "put to the sword" means everyone will be killed or executed.
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Richard Wright Copyright 1999