The battle of the Alamo was the 3rd battle in the Texas Revolution and lasted 13 days from February 23, 1836, to March 6th, 1836. The Battle of the Alamo symbolizes the Texan’s resistance to control and their struggle for independence. What led up to the Battle of the Alamo? The reason the whole Texas Revolution happened was that Santa Anna gave a cannon to the Texans to keep them safe from the Native attacks and when they refused to give it back tension started growing. On October 2nd, 1824 in the town of Gonzales, many rebellious Texans’ and Mexican soldiers met on the battlefield and fought. The Mexican army realized they were outnumbered, so they fled to the town of Bexar. The Texans laid siege on the town for 4 weeks, limiting their source …show more content…
What led up to the Battle of the Alamo? The reason the whole Texas Revelation happened was all over a cannon that Santa Anna gave to the Texans to keep them safe from Native American attacks. Santa Anna wanted the cannon back, but the Texans refused. On October 2nd, 1824 in the town of Gonzales, both groups met at the battlefield and war broke out. The Mexican army realized they were outnumbered and fled to the town of Bexar. The Texans laid siege on the town and were led to victory again with the help of Bowie. After the siege of Bexar Mexican forces met together 1 led by General Jose Urrea and the other led by Santa Anna with a plan to end the revolution.The Alamo siege lasted 13 days, from February 23 to March 6th, 1836. On February 23rd, 1836, Santa Anna and his army marched through the town of Bexar to the Alamo, with a plan to take back the town of Bexar and to end the revolution. The arrival of Santa Anna and his forces led many Texans to enter the Alamo, which …show more content…
On February 23rd, 1836 Santa Anna and his army marched through the town of Bexar to the Alamo, with a plan to take back the town of Bexar and to end the revolution in all. The arrival of Santa Anna and his forces actually led many Texan’s to enter the Alamo, which now was heavily fortified. Santa Anna laid terms that were for them to surrender, meaning he decided their fate. 26 year old William B. Travs responded with a cannon shot from the 18 pounder cannon Santa Anna and his army laid siege on the Alamo and At the start of the siege, The Alamo had 18 cannons and 150 defenders. By February 24th, 1836 the garrison was surrounded and the defenders were outnumbered. William B. Travis’s letter of recommendation. One of the most famous letters written in American history was written by William B. Travis on February 24th, 1836. It was a plea to help aid the Alamo garrison, Addressing “To the people of Texas and All Americans in the world,” Travis ended the letter by stating, “Victory or death”- the only outcome this battle can have. Men throughout Texas and the United States between 30 and 90 of them reached the Alamo before it fell and the remaining formed an army against the Mexican government. “Bejar, Feby. 24 th. -. 1836 To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World- Fellow Citizens & compatriots- I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna - I
With only one hundred eighty-seven soldiers and fifteen civilians the Texans were able to hold off the two thousand Mexicans for thirteen days before the Mexican army finally defeated the small Texan force at the Alamo. Even though Texas had lost the Battle of the Alamo, this was just a stepping stone for Texas to be able to gain its independence from Mexico. The state of Texas came under Mexican control after Mexico acquired its freedom from Spain. (www.History.com) A man by the name of Moses Austin
hold a legendary status. The Battle of the Alamo holds such a legendary status, even a somewhat mythical status; there are stories of great heroes that gave their lives that continue to echo today. Just twenty three years later the events of the Battle of the Alamo are reverberated in “The World We Live In,” a monthly magazine once sold in New York which tells “The Tale of the Alamo,” an embellished retelling of the events. In the struggle for the claim to Texas, the Alamo became the central knot in
the Alamo, a former Franciscan mission found near the present day city of San Antonio. On February 23, 1836, a Mexican force that were in the thousands and led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna began a attack on the Alamo fort.Even though they were very outnumbered, the Alamo’s 200 defenders led by James Bowie and William Travis and plus the famous frontiersman Davy Crockett held out boldly for 13 days before the Mexican soldiers finally took over them. For Texans, the Battle of the Alamo became
1835–36, From Outbreak to the Alamo to San Jacinto written by Alan C. Huffines goes into great detail surrounding events such as the battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto. Huffines thesis is that the land could not hold the two different cultures and because it could not be shared, it must be conquered by one or the other. As Huffine states, Spain's early attempts at Texas had failed, creating the need for
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Texas, one of the West South Central states of the United States. It borders Mexico on the southwest and the Gulf of Mexico on the southeast. To the west is New Mexico, to the north and northeast lie Oklahoma and Arkansas, and Louisiana bounds Texas on the east. Austin is the capital of Texas. Houston is the largest city. Texas is the size of Ohio, Indiana, and all the New England and Middle Atlantic states combined, and its vast area encompasses forests, mountains, deserts and dry plains, and a