The Alamo 1836

"Remember the Alamo!" That was the slogan for the Texas army after Mexico crushed the Texans who attempted to protect the Alamo in San Antonio. The war started in 1836, because the Texans wanted their independence from Mexico. 182 men, led by Colonel William Barret Travis, were greatly outnumbered by Santa Anna's forces. While the smart thing might have been to surrender they decided to stay and fight. Every one of them was killed, including Davy Crockett, a famous frontiers man from Tennessee. All of the Texans that survived the war were so mad they kept attacking the Mexicans until they finally won and got their independence.

By Spencer

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