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Alex Somervell and 700 Texas soldiers took off for San Antonio to punish the  Mexican army for radingraiding parts of Texas, on November 25th, 1842. The soldiers had regained power of Laredo ( A city in Texas) on December 7, 1842, with 700 soldiers. The Same day Alex Somervell and his soldiers took over the town Guerrero. When they took over the town their were only 500 soldiers left from regaining Laredo. ( Guerrero was owned by Mexico) Lacking soilders Somervell ordered his men to retuern from the expedition on December 19, 1842. More men joined the Texans force at La Grange they then Marched to Ciudad Mier under the command of William S. Fisher. The expedition then failed.