Posted on 02/23/2013 10:11:24 AM PST by GregoTX
On February 23, 1836, the arrival of General Antonio López de Santa Anna's army outside San Antonio nearly caught them by surprise. Undaunted, the Texians and Tejanos prepared to defend the Alamo together. The defenders held out for 13 days against Santa Anna's army. William B. Travis, the commander of the Alamo sent forth couriers carrying pleas for help to communities in Texas. On the eighth day of the siege, a band of 32 volunteers from Gonzales arrived, bringing the number of defenders to nearly two hundred. Legend holds that with the possibility of additional help fading, Colonel Travis drew a line on the ground and asked any man willing to stay and fight to step over — all except one did. As the defenders saw it, the Alamo was the key to the defense of Texas, and they were ready to give their lives rather than surrender their position to General Santa Anna. Among the Alamo's garrison were Jim Bowie, renowned knife fighter, and David Crockett, famed frontiersman and former congressman from Tennessee.
The Siege of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836)
Remember the Alamo!
The actual message from Travis will be available at the Alamo. this month.
I’m hoping to get over there during the anniversary remembrance. I haven’t driven over that way in a while.
I’m hoping to get over there during the anniversary remembrance. I haven’t driven over that way in a while.
Men, and I use that in the truest sense of the word, who willingly gave their lives for something greater than themselves.
It is my way of remembering.
Earlier, the Battle of Medina....which inexorable linked Santa Anna and his disdain for Texicans.
“Arredondo lost only fifty-five men, who were given honorable burial the next day on the way to San Antonio, where he established martial law and severely punished the rebels and their families. One of Arredondo’s more notable subalterns was Lt. Antonio López de Santa Anna, who learned the lessons of war well and returned to Texas with another army twenty-three years later.”
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qfm01
Thanks for the reminder.
Truth or legend the story of Emily D. West (Emily West Morgan) is an inspiration to any American.
Do blacks remember her? NO! Instead they seem to favor rappers, radicals, robbers, rapists...and community organizers...
Great idea!
I may have to copy you!
It will take me some time to adapt to the Texans in the Alamo being separated by ‘race’.
The famous Col. Travis “Victory or Death” letter arrived at the Alamo yesterday. Welcome home!!
The famous Col. Travis “Victory or Death” letter arrived at the Alamo yesterday. Welcome home!!
The famous Col. Travis “Victory or Death” letter arrived at the Alamo yesterday. Welcome home!!
Not to in any way detract from the courage shown by the defenders. They stood their ground and -- in the noblest tradition of fighting men -- made the enemy pay for every bloody inch of real estate. But the fact is, the Alamo was a mission, not a fortress, and despite Travis' efforts to buttress its defenses, it was doomed from the outset. And being outnumbered 10 to 1 didn't help either.
Plus, they got their comeuppance at San Jacinto, and the mighty Santa Ana went scurrying back to Mexico City like a well-used hooker.
My gr gr uncle, John Harris died at the Alamo.
>>The famous Col. Travis “Victory or Death” letter arrived at the Alamo yesterday. Welcome home!!<<
I have GO TO see it. San Antonio is only a 5 or 6 hour drive from here (we went last year). We’ll get there for sure while the letter is on display.
Better go soon, the letter is only there until March 7th.
John Harris was a man that stood his ground on his side of the line drawn in the sand knowing his fight for liberty would cost him his life. He was a true hero.
As my last flight to Texas set-up for final, I glanced out the window at the expansiveness below and beyond, and thought of the sacrifice at The Alamo.
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