Battle of the Alamo

The Battle of the Alamo took place in 1836 at the Alamo in what is present day San Antonio

Under the Spanish Empire, the Alamo had been a mission like a church. The Mexican Army of several thousand arrived, led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna. For 13 days, the Mexican Army surrounded the Alamo, and it finally attacked on March 6, 1836.  All 187 men from Texas were killed.  

General Sam Houston felt that holding San Antonio was unnecessary and impossible. That made him send Jim Bowie with orders to destroy the Alamo and to return with all of the men and the artillery that were stationed there. Bowie went against his orders and failed to defend the city, which he had thought to be his duty.

Category:1836 in the United States
Category:1830s in Texas
Alamo
Category:History of San Antonio, Texas
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