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March 6, 1836. The Texans wanted independence from the Mexicans, which caused a war. Many people, over 1600 died, and only a few survived, including Susannah Dickinson and her infant (The Alamo. Paragraph 2). Towards the end, Santa Anna, a general, was captured. Anna agreed to recognize Texan independence and told his Mexican forces to leave the state (The Alamo, Why Did It Happen? Paragraph 4). Most of the Texans were colonizers. They were looking for wealth, and were happy to take the acres of

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

Introduction The siege, fall and ensuing massacre of nearly two hundred Alamo defenders at the hands of Mexican General, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna y Perez de Lebron’s army of over five thousand was a defining moment in both Texan, and American history. For 13 days against insurmountable odds, a small, but very determined Texan garrison force fended off an equally determined Mexican Army ordered to capture it. I’ll discuss the events and political climate leading up to the siege, key historic

Cottonwood. Some of the important people here were lieutenant Colonel William Berret Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crocket. Meanwhile Santa Anna drove his troops into Texas in the dead of winter to level the Alamo. They arrived and began their siege on February 23. Fighting Ensued for about 13 days with minimum casualties. But on the 13th day of battle March 6, 1836 Santa Anna ordered a surprise attack from all sides in the dead of night. All defenders of the Alamo died that night. Many a time has Hollywood

Sleuthing the Alamo is a very interesting book written by James E Crisp that was published in 2005. The book focuses on talking about unveiling the myths that occurred during the Texas revolution. Myths such as Davy Crockett’s death are explained in this book which is probably the centerpiece of this text. Not only does it unveil some myths but it tells us some anecdotes that happened back then. James E Crisp reveals this information by using reliable sources such as books, documents, paintings

volunteers, all wanting their freedom from the Santa Anna. The Texan soldiers defeated over 700 of the Santa Anna’s soldiers but still lost the battle of the Alamo. 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

the Dictator, President Santa Anna had its sights set on taking everything that it could from the people of Texas, while in route as they marched their way toward the San Antonio mission known as the Alamo. The Alamo was one of two fortified missions that were quickly established as preparation for defense against the Mexican Army which were advancing from either one or two different main roads that were potential options to them as avenues of approach. (Lord). Santa Anna and his Mexican army marched

the Texans received rigorous military training. Becoming complacent and underestimating the strength of his foes, Santa Anna further subdivided his troops. On April 21, Houston's army staged a surprise assault on Santa Anna and his vanguard force at the Battle of San Jacinto. The Mexican troops were quickly routed, and vengeful Texians executed many who tried to surrender. Santa Anna was taken hostage; in exchange for his life, he ordered the Mexican army to retreat south of the Rio Grande. Mexico refused

Alamo and started to fight with the defenders of the Alamo. When the battle ended the Mexican Arm y( Santa Ana) defeated The Alamo’s defenders leaving numerous men dead. Later on that year the defenders followed the Mexican Army and captured Santa Anna. When they captured him they forced him to sign the treaty of Jacinto or else they would kill him. He eventually signed the treaty and Texas was now independent. "Remember The Almo." America's Historical Newspapers. N.p., 10 July 2011. Web. 27 Oct

against them. During this battle the Mexican Army led by General Santa Anna with 3000 plus Soldiers assaulted the Alamo Mission that had 189 defenders. Introduction The Battle of the Alamo is famously known to be one of the hardest fought battles that American forces have fought since the battle of Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary war. It’s also viewed for the bravery of the few volunteers that held