Next in 1812 he set up a school for children were he too taught himself. As you all might know that Sam Houston led the Texas Revolution, well before the Alamo started, Sam Houston has fought many other battles in the US nation hard for it which he showed the true quality of a great leader and that is to lead by example. He then joined the American army and with his own hard work he rose from the Private to the Second Lieutenant. He never waited for the opportunities to come to him but instead worked. First, he first enlisted in the American Army for the War of 1812 among with Andrew Jackson who came to see Houston like his own son as he was impressed by his bravery and courage. A courageous and strong warrior he left the commission in 1818 to study law and practiced Law in Lebanon,