Question: What Texas revolutionary was known as Three Legged Willie?
Answer: Robert McAlpin Williamson. Born in Georgia in 1804 or 1806, Williamson moved to Texas in the late 1820s. During the Revolution, he organized a corps of rangers and participated in the Battle of San Jacinto. Williamson contracted tuberculous arthritis at the age of 15, causing his right leg to stiffen permanently at a 90-angle. Subsequently, a wooden leg was fastened to his knee, and he walked with a cane, giving rise to the moniker “Three Legged Willie.”
