...The Battle of the Alamo Abstract This paper is a battle analysis of the Battle of the Alamo, which took place in 1836. It reviews the location and its significance within the war for independence that was taking placing during that time. The actions by the Texas revolutionary forces and Mexicans leading up to and during the battle are listed within the writing. It reveals the issue between the force stationed at the Alamo and their superior, General Sam Houston. The defenders at the Alamo didn’t receive support that was needed in order to provide intelligence of the Mexican force that was on its way. On the other hand, they didn’t listen to the order to vacate the fort. These are a couple of the major problems that took place before and during the battle. Although the battle was essential to inspiring the rest of the Texan forces, it leads me to believe that this important conflict could have turned out differently. The Battle of the Alamo The Battle of the Alamo is the most famous battle of the Texas revolution that took place in the early 1800s. “For many Americans and most Texans, the battle has become a symbol of patriotic sacrifice” (Hardin, 2010). Even though the Texans lost the battle, it contributed to the successful war for independence against Mexico. There were, at least, two decisions that may have altered the consequence of the Battle of the Alamo if more cautiously considered. The defenders at the Alamo didn’t receive support that was needed in order to...
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...In March of 1836, Spanish forces marched to the San Antonio mission, The Alamo. Two-hundred volunteers were inside waiting for the inevitable attack. One-hundred fifty miles away was a group of people who were gathered together to sign a declaration of independence (Texas was apart of Mexico). The Alamo itself was initially built for war. Before the battle, it was a place that the locals used to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. Many families, including Jose Antonio Navarro, fought for Texas independence. He was a prominent Mexican leader, and also part of the Tejanos, that wanted to lead Texas. Stephen F. Austin was also another prominent leader, who died a year after Texas became a republic. Austin saw Texas as a great place to...
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...The battle of the Alamo is probably the most defining event in the history of Texas. The thirteen day siege took place from February 23 to March 6 of 1836, when Mexican troops under Santa Anna’s command launched an assault on the alamo mission near San Antonio de Bexar. Although every single defender of the alamo was killed in the siege, it inspire many Texans to join the army and defeat the Mexican army at the battle of San Jacinto in April 21, 1836. The initial defeat and the following victory has established the role of the Battle of the Alamo as a matter of great pride for Texans. In December 1835 a group of Texans led by George Collinsworth captured the Mexican garrison at the Alamo and seized control of San Antonio. Several reinforcements...
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...Battle of the Alamo On February 23, 1836 the battle of the Alamo began and ended on March 6, 1836. The battle of the Alamo was fought over many issues like Federalism, slavery, immigration rights, the cotton industry and above all, money which wasn't the things that the Alamo wanted. The Santa Anna's went against the Alamos . The battle was fought against General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's who was the enemy. The battle of the Alamo took place in San Antonio. On the first day of the battle in February 23, 1836. Mexican dictator, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and his troops arrived in San Antonio and began the siege preparation at the Alamo. Travis immediately sent a request to Gonzalez for help. In February 24, 1836 Travis assumes overall command of the Alamo after Bowie becomes too sick to serve as a commander. Santa Anna ordered a unit of gun to be constructed on the west side of the river. In February 25,1836 the two hour engagement occurs when Santa Anna's troops attempt to occupy Jacales located near the southwest corner of the compound. Members of the garrison venture out and burn the Jacales this night. Santa Anna's soldiers constructs a unit of guns on the South of the Alamo in order to attack them. James W. Fannin...
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...The Battle of the Alamo It was in December, 1835, when a group of Texans started a attack on the Alamo, which at the time was occupied of Mexican forces. Mexico gained their independence 14 years earlier from Spain (History.com). Now it was the Texans that wanted their independence, but this time from Mexico. With the capture of The Alamo, this would be the one of the first actions to gain their independence. The group of Texans that capture the fort was led by George Collinsworth and Benjamin Milam (History.com). Which then they went of a took over san antonio with this following action. In later february Colonel James Bowie and Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis were put in charge of the alamo, and all of the military forces in San Antonio....
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...The Battle of the Alamo in 1836 is an important battle in Chicano history from the Texas Revolution. The battle was a conflict between both Mexico and the colonists in Texas that altered the future of Mexico, Texas, and the United States of America. The chain of events and tensions between the two forces led to the Battle of the Alamo and created a different environment for both the US and Mexico. Events That Led to the Battle of the Alamo Before the Battle of the Alamo began, there are events and rising tensions that fueled the commencement of the battle. The conflict between both Mexico and the Texas colonists begins with the colonization of Texas, which led to the Texas Revolution and Texas’s independence. Colonization in Texas began...
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...the coauthors Randy Roberts and James S. Olson discuss what they consider the three battles of the Alamo. The first battle discussed in the novel is the Texas Revolution and the events that took place on March 6, 1836. The second battle of the Alamo took place 50 years later and was intrigued by two women who preserved the sight of the Alamo as we know it today. Lastly the Alamo is discussed as a battlefield and the way people see the Alamo today in different perspectives. The purpose for this novel is to inform the general public of the facts of the Alamo from the American and Mexican perspectives. I found this book to be a very interesting but hard read and I assure you I know a lot more about the Alamo then I ever did. Olson and Roberts do a very good job on making the reader think about how they “remember the Alamo”. Roberts and Olson appear to me as very educated historians; I do not disagree with them. Both authors examine their personal views of the historic event, while Exploring through the impact that the Alamo “story” has had on today’s society. The book brings out the events in a much more “alive” way unlike they are told today. Television and movies is an impact of the writing of The Line in the Sand. As we all know most movies are either entirely made up or they make false assumption towards reality, such as the history of the Alamo. Many people express contempt to the Alamo. In the footsteps of history we begin to learn about Santa Anna’s journey to the north...
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...This Research paper is going to be all about the Alamo and what happened. It all started when the leader of the mexican army, Santa Anna attacked the Alamo with around 1,800-6,000 men in 1835. The battle only lasted 13 days but a lot died. About 600-1600 mexicans died. The leader of the texan army was William B. Travis and James Bowie. The battle of the Alamo was mainly fought over federalism,Slavery,immigration and money issues.After the battle the Alamo was almost completely destroyed. There is only 1 part of the Alamo left. Before Santa Anna attacked there were near to 200 texans defending the Alamo. While only 180-260 texans died, the rest were wounded. The Alamo was built in 1718 in San Antonio. Some of the weapons that were used in the...
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...THE ALAMO I chose to write about the Alamo because I watched this movie when I was younger and wanted to watch it again now that I have a better perspective on the history that took place in the Battle for the Alamo. The movie takes place in San Antonio in early 1836, 6,000 Mexicans marched to The Alamo to fight a group of patriots of 187 strong; they were led by Colonel William B. Travis. During the 10 days of fighting, the Mexicans fought and fired their cannons until they were able to climb over the walls of The Alamo., to defeat the patriots. Among the dead were frontiersmen Davy Crockett and the Bowie brothers. This paper will explain how John Hancock interprets the history of the Alamo, along with the characterization of William B. Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie and finally the cinematography of the movie of the story of the Alamo. Colonel William B. Travis was a main character of the Movie. Travis was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel of the Legion of Cavalry and became the chief recruiting officer for a new regular Texan army. Governor Henry Smith ordered Travis to raise a company of professional soldiers to reinforce the Texans under James C. Neill at the Alamo Mission in San Antonio. On February 3, Travis arrived in San Antonio with eighteen regulars as reinforcements. A compromise was reached between Bowie and Travis for command of the Alamo; with Bowie in command the volunteers and Travis in command of the regulars. When Bowie's health began to fail, it...
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...The Siege of the Alamo is an under recognized battle of American history. It was a thirteen day siege between the rebellious Texians and the Mexicans. Lt. Colonel William Travis and James Bowie led the Texians, while General Antonio López de Santa Anna led the Mexicans. The Alamo lasted for thirteen days, because of the reinforcements that Colonel James Neill established earlier. At San Antonio Bexar, there were twenty-one various pieces of artillery. Neill was chosen to lead the Alamo, because of his army and artillery experience. During January, Neill had chief engineer Major Green Jameson position most of the cannons into the walls of the Alamo. There were four cannons on the west side of the fort and six on the south side. Jameson believed...
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...The Alamo “Remember The Alamo” was a battle cry in which the bitterness of the Texans over the massacres by Mexican forces at the Alamo in San Antonio (Encyclopedia). This was really important to them because at that time they were really struggling. Although the Alamo ended in a massacre, the Texans eventually overcame the Mexicans and got independence. In 1724, Spanish settlers built the Alamo and started a mission to convert Native tribes to Catholicism, which was originally called the Mission de Saint Anthony. The Alamo was not only a mission, it ended up being used as a fort during the war. Also In 1836, Santa Anna, Mexico’s president at that time, took over the Alamo which he used...
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...Hancock’s film captured many aspects of the real Alamo. The film portrayed many actual events of the battle, so I would say that the movie is mostly historically accurate. The film began with a scene showing all of the Alamo’s defenders lying dead on the ground. Every man did, in fact, die defending the Alamo. Nobody knows for certain how many Texans were killed at the battle of the Alamo, but the movie showed an accurate estimate of the amount of men that historians and researchers believe were present at the Alamo. Next, a scene played showing William Travis with his wife signing divorce papers. It is true that Rosanna Travis broke off the marriage with William. In the movie, Rosanna brought William’s son, Charles, and a little girl with...
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...The Alamo was a battle in 1836; it was a huge step in the Texas revolution. On September 16, 1810 Mexico won their independence from Spain and claimed all the land that Spain owned, including Texas. Texas was then opened for colonization offering cheap land to new settlers. However in 1833 the Mexican general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was elected as the new president of Mexico. Before long the new president had turned Mexico into a dictatorship and began raising taxes, as well as making unreasonable laws. Within no time many colonist began to threaten to revolt against the way Santa Anna was ruling them. This sparked an interest in Texas, they wanted to be free and independent from Mexico. (The Alamo) Texas really struggled while trying to gain independence. Though they were originally part of the Spanish empire, they had been slowly leaning towards independence for quite some time. Settlers from the USA had been arriving in Texas since Mexico first gained its independence. Some of the immigrants came from settlement plans that had been approved. Others were squatters that had arrived to claim the land that was unoccupied. Differences in the culture, economic...
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...The Alamo was a very significant battle in the Texas Revolution. Many people visit the tourist attraction in San Antonio to see what the Alamo looks like; many also know what happened at the battle. Hundreds of honorable Texans died fighting for Texas independence. Before the Alamo was controlled by the Texan soldiers, it was property of Mexican soldiers. The Texans then attacked and took over San Antonio and the Alamo. Santa anna was distraught when he found this phenomenon happened. The Alamo was a 13 day siege. The Alamo is a Roman Catholic mission and fortress made in 1718. The first stone laid to build the alamo was in 1744. While building, the Alamos roof had caved in. The Alamo was made from limestone, stacked 30 feet high and 60 feet wide. The fortress was made so you could...
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...Priscilla E. Leibel US Hist 1301 Professor Kennedy The Alamo May 4, 2014 Word Count 1073 The Battle of the Alamo is considered one of most important battles in Texas History that occurred February 23, 1836. This battle took place in San Antonio, Texas during the Texas Revolution. The Texas Revolution began in 1835 due to the conflict between the United States immigrants and the Mexican government. The Immigrants were wanting to start their own republic so they decided to revolt against the Mexican government. After several successions, the Texian Army had gained control of the territory, but later lost it at the Battle of Coleto and the Battle of the Alamo. On February 23,1836 Santa Anna and his troops arrived at San Antonio and started planning their attack on the Alamo. This would become one of the most celebrated military battles of Texas. The Alamo was a Spanish Mission that was established in 1718 as church. It became a makeshift fortification for Indians and rebels. Since the Alamo was also centrally located, it became a crossroads for siege and battle. When the Commander of the Alamo, William B. Travis realized that Santa Anna and his Mexican troops had surprised them at the Alamo, he decided to write a letter asking for help from men in Texas communities. Having not seen any help arrive for several days, he finally on day 8 got 32 more volunteers to help them which brought their number to almost 200 volunteer defenders. Also...
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