The Battle Of Alamo

     The Alamo first saw action when General Cos landed at Copano, and headed to San Antonio to meet up with Colonel Ugartechea. By now war was on everyone’s mind and many events prior to Cos marching toward San Antonio set the playing field for war, but not everyone really was for it,..... at least not yet. Meanwhile, in Gonzales the revolution had started over a cannon that the settlers would not give up. This is also were the phrase “come and take it!” was born. What had happen was Ugartechea sent a lieutenant with some men to unarm a group of colonist who had a cannon at their disposal in Gonzales. What the Mexican’s did not count on was that in the end they would be sent running off to San Antonio after being repulsed by the colonists. Now the colonists formed a small army to March on Cos and his men, which the settlers wanted out of Texas for good. As Lord points out Cos would be ready for the settlers in San Antonio. Lord also points out how the mission in San Antonio got its name, Lord states that the mission once held a colonial company from the Alamo de Parras in Mexico, and that the named carried over and was shortened to just being called the Alamo.

The film “The Alamo” revealed the history of Texas and battle of Alamo about Texas revolution, early back in the mid-1830s. The film was released in 2004, which reflected how the Texans fought bravely against Mexicans government to preserve their independence from the Mexico. Sam Houston, Jim Bowie, William Barrel Travis, Davy Crockett, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna were the main characters of the movie. Sam Houston was the governor of the Texas and used to live with Indians. Jim Bowie was the colonel with a huge knife and was opportunities. William B Travis was lieutenant colonel who divorced his wife and Jim used to call him “Buck” in the movie. Davy Crockett was renowned as a bear fighter and sharpshooter. He used to play violin and everybody

Crisp, James E. Sleuthing the Alamo: Davey Crockett's Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc, 2005.

What happened at the Battle of San Jacinto? During the Battle of San Jacinto, the Texans struck back and were led by Sam Houston. They eventually defeated the Mexicans. The Texans killed 630 of Santa Ana’s soldiers and also captured Santa Ana, but then set him free after he signed the Treaty of Velasco, which helped the Texans grant independence. Page 292 6.

Travis drew out his sword and drew a line. For those who wanted to stay and defend the Alamo as strong serving men had to cross the line. All 200 men crossed the line but one. The 200 men that chose to stay at the Alamo was mainly because of the letter that Travis sent out for support and therefore, the soldiers stayed and fought for liberty. A native of France that was a veteran of the Napoleonic wars known as Louis Mosses Rose, the soldier did not see a reason for him to stay and die for something Rose did not believe in. This soldier did not care for the letter that Travis sent out nor the liberty of Texas; however, the letter did impact the soldiers. It motivated the soldiers to fight with passion. The soldiers grew hope and patriotism, regardless that all 200 men were free to leave but yet staid at Travis’s side to fight for liberty.

“Surrender or die! Men, what will you do” (Miller 9)? Said Travis, the general of the men. “Will you come? Will you go? I die with my wounded in the Alamo” (Miller 12). The quote of General Travis shows the valor that he had. Even though General Travis knew he was going to die if he stayed and protected the Alamo. He was willing to risk his life for his freedom and he wanted his soldiers to carry themselves with the same character. “Till all, sick or well, all, all save but one” (Miller 16). The men of the Alamo were willing to stand behind General Travis putting their life on the line to protect their freedom and the

The battle of the Alamo lasted all day and all night, for thirteen days! The men were tired and they were losing. The Santa Anna was attacking from all sides of the Texan base. The rebels were losing hope but knew they could not flee to safety, for they would be caught by the Santa Anna, and be killed. The rebels knew they had lost, but they fought to the death for their country.

The Battle of San Jacinto was a decisive battle that helped to secure the independence of Texas. The Battle occurred on the 21st of April, 1836 in which the Texan Army led by General Sam Houston defeated the Mexican Army led by General Santa Anna. Despite the Mexican Army having a superior number of troops and equipment, they were not able to defeat the Texan Army, and thus led to the eventual capture of General Santa Anna and the withdraw of Mexican Forces from Texas (Hardin, 1994). The one key element that aided the victory of the Texan Army was the patience and terrain knowledge that General Houston had. What if General Santa Anna had sent a scout element to recon the terrain? What if General Santa Anna

In the movie “The Alamo,” there were multiple historical events portrayed. During the movie Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and his Mexican Army, attacked Jim Bowie, William Travis, and Davy Crockett at the Spanish mission in San Antonio. In the movie, the Alamo had fallen to the Mexican Army. In this prompt I will inform you about who, what, and why the Alamo fell to Santa Anna.

The Alamo represented “the San Antonio de Valero, a Spanish Mission, in the early 1700’s,” as it says in the Alamo.org. As Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Travis get set up to defend their status, Santa Anna and his army surround Travis’ fort. There ends up being a nighttime raid and the Texan Army ends up taking over Anna’s biggest cannon. There are many small details that occur in the movie that nobody but eye-witnesses will be able to know what actually happened. The Mexicans invade the Alamo and many of the Texan soldiers die. There wasn’t much of the Texas Army left and Bowie suffers wounded in bed. The battle ends after many days of fighting for independence and the Mexican Army comes out with a win. The historical accuracy is right on point with what the movie shows. Mexico wins back their own territory and Texas was defeated. But in fact, Texas later wins their independence and eventually becomes a state and a part of the United

The Battle of the Alamo is probably the most famous battle to take place in the history of, and in the state of, Texas. The battle has given Texans the will to persevere against tough odds and the courage to endure through seemingly impossible situations for many generations. Many a Texan would draw inspiration during the fights following the defeat at the Alamo. This inspiration eventually led them to victory during the Texas Revolution following the Battle of San Jacinto. Had the Texas military correctly utilized their intelligence and combat assets available to them at the time, they would have been able to properly reinforce the Alamo. This would have allowed Texan leadership to develop an effective strategy to defeat the Mexican army

A little history before we start diving into the significance of the battles, there some precursors to the beginning of the conflict. There were a lot of political and cultural clashes between the Mexican government and American settlers in Texas. In the 1820 's, this was in the early stages. Mexico wanted to attract settlers to the state known as Coahuila which is known as Texas today. The American settlers where wanting to go because the land was good for farming and ranching. Though the American settlers soon started pushing the Mexicans away, and Mexico was slowly becoming reluctant to allow the Americans to settle here. When Americans settlers started to migrate in Texas, Mexico tried to stop them by implementing a law that they convert to Catholicism and become Mexican citizens. Though, most of the Texas settlers approved of the Mexican constitution of 1824,

The men of Texas no longer want to be led by the president Santa Anna, who is more like a dictator, so they claimed their independence from Mexico. Sam Houston, commander of the Texas Army, is trying to persuade people from the US to immigrate to Texas, by giving them land. Sam Houston meets with Jim Bowie in one scene where he tells him that if he goes to Texas he’d have 640 acres of land of his choosing. With the prospect of land, famous Davie Crockett goes to Texas, but hadn’t realized that Texas was still part of a revolutionary war with Mexico. William Travis seeks a new life in Texas and goes to the Alamo as lieutenant colonel. All of these men go to the Alamo with different intentions and in support of the revolution. They have different thoughts and beliefs, but they all also share a common goal of freedom and protection of the land they claimed

The battle at the Alamo is one of the most significant events in the Texas Revolution, as well as in both Mexican and American history. For Mexican President and General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, it was a tale of determination and holding to the principles of a strong, central government. For Americans living in Texas, the Alamo was a venture of small scale Revolutionary ideals; a people should be able to democratically express how they feel their homeland to be governed. As we know, both countries experienced the extreme opposites of their desired outcomes, if only initially. The tales of this specific point in time are many, though some certainly contain many varying details from the next. However, most can hardly be proven, as

If we had known about “Remember the Alamo!” it’s all thanks to Joe who came out of the battle witnessing all of the hardships of the battle. Joe was an African American slave who became an Alamo Legend. He was born into a slavery from Kentucky in about 1813. He was also the brother of a well-known abolitionist and novelist, William Wells Brown. He was moved to Missouri and then later to Texas, where he was owned by Colonel William