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Partial scan of the March 24, 1836 Telegraph and Texas Register with the first Texian list of defenders killed at the Battle of the Alamo. The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a crucial conflict of the Texas Revolution.
The Alamo and the Texas War of Independence, September 30, 1835 to April 21, 1836: Heroes, Myths, and History. Conshohocken, PA: Combined Books, Inc. ISBN 0-938289-10-1. Poyo, Gerald Eugene (1996). Tejano Journey, 1770–1850. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-76570-2. Scott, Robert (2000). After the Alamo. Plano: Republic of ...
In Mexican history, the Texas campaign, including the Battle of the Alamo, was soon overshadowed by the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848. [159] In San Antonio de Béxar, the largely Tejano population viewed the Alamo complex as more than just a battle site; it represented decades of assistance—as a mission, a hospital, or a military post ...
He was among the Americans who died at the Battle of the Alamo. Stories of him as a fighter and frontiersman, both real and fictitious, have made him a legendary figure in Texas history and a folk hero of American culture. Bowie was born on April 10, 1796, in Logan County, Kentucky.
James Butler Bonham (February 20, 1807 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American soldier who died at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution.He was a second cousin of William B. Travis and was a messenger of the Battle of the Alamo.
From Davy Crockett's fate to the real racial mix of soldiers "there are a lot of inaccuracies in the movie," says one historian of the famed Western, released on Oct. 24, 1960.
It is considered one of the most notable last stands in history. The battle cry of "Remember the Alamo" became the official motto of Texas from 1836 to 1930 and remains on the state seal. [3] The Alamo is the number one tourist destination in Texas, a National Landmark, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [4]
SAN ANTONIO — It was the bloodiest armed conflict in Texas history. On Aug. 18, 1813, some 1,400 people died at the Battle of Medina and during the merciless streak of executions that followed.