The Texas Revolution-Remember the Alamo
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Other groups of Texas forces were scattered. Sam Houston worried that the army had limited numbers of soldiers scattered among Matamoros, Goliad, and San Antonio. He sent James “Jim” Bowie to San Antonio with 25 men to evaluate the Alamo and its artillery.
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Bowie reported that the Alamo was too important to be destroyed. William B. Travis brought soldiers to San Antonio, while Davy Crockett and James Bonham led dozens of volunteers to join the troops of Colonel James Neill at the Alamo. When the colonel left to care for an ill family member, Travis and Bowie agreed to share command.
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THE SIEGE BEGINS
Troops at the Alamo built up defenses, but 1,000 soldiers were needed for defense, and the Texans numbered around 150.
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On February 23, 1836, a lookout spotted the approach of the Mexican army. Santa Anna demanded the Texans’ surrender. The defenders of the Alamo refused, and the siege began.
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Realizing the situation, Travis wrote a famous letter “To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World” requesting aid in the face of certain death. When Bowie fell ill, Travis took sole command.
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The Fall of the Alamo
More help was needed. The Texas forces increased to approximately 200 soldiers. Santa Anna’s army numbered at least 1,800. The Mexican soldiers attacked on March 6 but were halted by the Texans’ resistance. They regrouped and soon overwhelmed the Texans, who suffered many casualties. Almost every defender was killed. Many noncombatants were spared, including Susanna Dickinson. Santa Anna wrongly concluded that the Alamo’s fall would convince Texans to surrender.
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