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Below are 215 known combatants: 193 who died during the siege, 31 survivors, and one escapee who later died of his wounds. Mexican Colonel Juan Almonte, Santa Anna's aide-de-camp, recorded the Texian fatality toll as 250 in his March 6 journal entry. He listed the survivors as five women, one Mexican soldier and one slave.
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution.Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States).
Navarro was the sister of Juana Navarro Alsbury. She entered the Alamo for protection at the invitation of her cousin-in-law James Bowie. [26] [58] Benjamin F. Nobles: Soldier – Nobles left the Alamo with Dimitt on February 23. [59] William Sanders Oury: Soldier: 1817–1887: Oury left the Alamo as a courier on February 29. [60]
The Mexican soldiers retreated, [65] after six of their soldiers were killed and four wounded, while several Texians had been mildly scratched by flying rock. [60] That afternoon Mexican soldiers were posted east of the Alamo, on the road to Gonzales. [60]
As soldiers approached the sacristy, one of defender Anthony Wolf's sons stood to pull a blanket over his shoulders and was killed. [12] Possibly the last Texian to die in battle was Jacob Walker, [14] who attempted to hide behind Susanna and the other women; four Mexican soldiers killed him in front of them. [15]
Battle of the Alamo: San Antonio de Bexar February 23 – March 6, 1836 Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna personally oversaw the siege of the Alamo and the subsequent battle, where almost all 189-250 Texan defenders were killed. 600 Mexicans killed or wounded. Anger over Santa Anna's lack of mercy led many Texan settlers to join the ...
The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States.It was the site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, a pivotal event of the Texas Revolution in which American folk heroes James Bowie and Davy Crockett were killed. [4]
Albert Martin (January 6, 1808 – March 6, 1836) was a Texian merchant and captain of the Gonzales Mounted Rangers who delivered William B. Travis' letter "To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World" and died while defending the Alamo garrison.