[DOC] [TLE] Battle of the Alamo - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of the Alamo (February 23  March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the 
Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of San Jacinto - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, 
Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam 
Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated .... Alamo non-combatant 
survivor Enrique Esparza said that most Tejanos left when Bowie advised them to 
take the... [DOC] [TLE] Battle Of The Alamo | HistoryNet [PAR] Battle Of The Alamo summary: The Mission San Antonio de Valero, ... James 
Bowie and Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis prepared to defend the Alamo 
from the ... February 23, 1836, began the siege of the Alamo, a 13-day moment in 
history .... Knowing that General Houston needed time to raise a sizable army to 
repel... [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of San Jacinto [PAR] Officers and Men of the Texas Republican Army: Battle of San Jacinto ... 
desperate plight of Colonel William Barret Travis, under siege at the Alamo in 
San Antonio. ... General Houston, realizing that his few hundred green troops 
were no match for the well-drilled .... "This morning we are in preparation to meet 
Santa Anna. [DOC] [TLE] The Alamo - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] Find out why the battle of the Alamo still captures the imaginations of Americans 
... In December 1835, during Texas' war for independence from Mexico, ... and 
led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna began a siege of the fort. ... at San 
Jacinto (near the site of present-day Houston), shouting Remember the Alamo! [DOC] [TLE] Houston retreats from Santa Anna's army - Mar 13, 1836 - HISTORY ... [PAR] Houston had little time to dwell on the situation, because he learned that the 
Mexican general Santa Anna was staging a siege of the Alamo in San Antonio. [DOC] [TLE] The Alamo Should Never Have Happened - Texas Monthly [PAR] Generations of Texas schoolchildren have been taught that the battle at the 
center .... of the forces before Bxar, Houston requested a reconsideration of the 
siege, ... A larger Mexican army, likely commanded by Mexico's most famous 
general, ..... of East Texas, to corner him where Buffalo Bayou joins the San 
Jacinto River. [DOC] [TLE] Fight to the Death at the Alamo, 1836 - EyeWitness to History [PAR] An eyewitness account of the fall of the Alamo. ... the dictatorial rule of General 
Santa Anna to establishing an independent state of Texas. ... Arriving on 
February 23, 1836, Santa Anna's troops surrounded the Alamo, laying siege to its 
defenders. ... On April 21, this force attacked the Mexican army at the Battle of 
San Jacinto,... [DOC] [TLE] TEXAS REVOLUTION | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State ... [PAR] Aug 7, 2010 ... The Texas Revolution began with the battle of Gonzales in October 1835 and 
ended with the battle of San Jacinto on April 21, .... Austin, at this time in 
command of the newly formed Texan "army" (see ... Bill O'Neal discusses, in 
great depth, the siege of the Alamo by Mexican forces and General Santa Anna. [DOC] [TLE] ALAMO, BATTLE OF THE | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas ... [PAR] Jun 9, 2010 ... The siege and the final assault on the Alamo in 1836 constitute the most ... 
Although not nationally famous at the time, William Barret Travis ... Many have 
cited this letter as proof that Houston ordered the Alamo abandoned. ... advice, 
Smith prepared to funnel additional troops and provisions to San Antonio. [DOC] [TLE] Santa Anna's Role in the Texas Revolution [PAR] In general the Constitution gave considerable rights to the individual Mexican 
states. ... The Texans followed the Mexicans to San Antonio and the Alamo where 
the Texans ... At this time when Santa Anna marched into Texas in February 1836
, ... The next battle was on an island in a bayou next to the San Jacinto River

Question: The siege of the Alamo gave this Texas general time to prepare for the Battle of San Jacinto
Answer: Sam Houston