Wednesday, April 1, 2015

The Alamo (March 6, 1836)



(February 23 - March 6, 1836) - After several months of small fights between Texan and Mexican forces, Mexican troops had began a 13 siege against the Alamo Mission located in San Antonio, Texas. In an effort for Mexican independence, president: General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna inevitably authorized an attack, killing any and all Texan defenders.


reference link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo

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A good representation of the battle from the classic 1960 film based on the Battle of the Alamo:



(unfortunately, the audio in this video cuts out early on, but I think anybody above the age of 10 could image the sounds one would encounter during a battle like this).

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