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“Hays took the time to train his Rangers so they could hit with every shot they fired while on horseback. The Rangers came to handle these weapons like they were an extension of themselves.”
― Dan Marcou, Law Dogs: Great Cops in American History

“When Jack’s command won a sharp skirmish against the Mexicans, he personally captured the Mexican Commander Juan Sanchez who had been at the Alamo and Goliad. Instead of exacting revenge against Sanchez for the merciless killings of surrendered soldiers, Sergeant Hays treated Sanchez with the dignity and respect of a prisoner of war.”
― Dan Marcou, Law Dogs: Great Cops in American History

“John Coffee Hays, without formal training, developed tactical combat concepts that are still used today. Hays’ philosophy of giving men superior weapons, training them well, and utilizing speed and audacity on the battlefield would be adopted later by another Californian, George Patton.”
― Dan Marcou, Law Dogs: Great Cops in American History