    the battle of the alamo (february 23&nbsp;â march 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the texas revolution. following a 13-day siege, mexican troops under president general antonio lÃ³pez de santa anna launched an assault on the alamo mission near san antonio de bÃ©xar (modern-day san antonio, texas, united states), killing all of the texian defenders. santa anna's cruelty during the battle inspired many texiansâboth texas settlers and adventurers from the united statesâto join the texian army. buoyed by a desire for revenge, the texians defeated the mexican army at the battle of san jacinto, on april 21, 1836, ending the revolution. several months previously, texians had driven all mexican troops out of mexican texas. about 100&nbsp;texians were then garrisoned at the alamo. the texian force grew slightly with the arrival of reinforcements led by eventual alamo co-commanders james bowie and william b. travis. on february 23, approximately 1,500 mexicans marched into san antonio de bÃ©xar as the first step in a campaign to retake texas. for the next 10 days the two armies engaged in several skirmishes with minimal casualties. aware that his garrison could not withstand an attack by such a large force, travis wrote multiple letters pleading for more men and supplies, but fewer than 100 reinforcements arrived there. in the early morning hours of march 6, the mexican army advanced on the alamo. after repulsing two attacks, the texians were unable to fend off a third attack. as mexican soldiers scaled the walls, most of the texian soldiers wi
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