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To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World, commonly referred to as the Victory or Death letter, [1] is an open letter written on February 24, 1836, by William B. Travis, commander of the Texian forces at the Battle of the Alamo, to settlers in Mexican Texas.
He is known for helping set the Texas Revolution in motion during the Anahuac disturbances and defending the Alamo Mission during the battle of the Alamo. [ 3 ] During the Mexican siege of the Alamo, Travis wrote a letter pleading for reinforcements that became known as the "Victory or Death" letter.
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).
Travis signed off, "Victory or Death." Why was the Battle of the Alamo significant? By the morning of March 6, Santa Anna's troops, numbering nearly 5,000, attacked at dawn.
The letter written by commander William Barret Travis "To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World" during the Battle of the Alamo (1836), ends with "Victory or Death!". Adolf Hitler gave the order "Victory or Death" twice: to Erwin Rommel at the Second Battle of El Alamein (1942); to Friedrich Paulus at the Battle of Stalingrad (1942–3).
Immortal 32 Centennial Monument by Raoul Josset, 1936. Gonzales Memorial Museum, Gonzales, Texas.. The Immortal 32 was a relief force of thirty-two Texian Militia from the Gonzales Ranger Company who reinforced the Texians under siege at the Alamo. [1]
The Siege of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was the first thirteen days of the Battle of the Alamo.On February 23, Mexican troops under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna entered San Antonio de Bexar, Texas, and surrounded the Alamo Mission.
The men who fought and died at the Alamo did so because they had no choice. ... In the moments up to his death, ... It may be the only victory Hamas can get. Joel Zivot, MD, MA, JM, is associate ...