The Alamo By Eric Moss

Alamo The Alamo battle took place in San Antonio Texas from February 23rd to March 6th from February 23rd to March 6th 1836.

Alamo The word Alamo is Spanish for Cottonwood and it is believed by some that the name originated from a nearby cluster of such tree.

Alamo For such a busy place, there are several corners of the Alamo complex that are quiet and tranquil. One of them is this fountain. The four sides are engraved with the names of four of the defenders. Bonham, Bowie, Travis and Crockett. Squirrels are plentiful and so are doves and other birds that visit the fountain for water.

Travis On February 24 Travis assumed full command when Bowie fell victim to a mysterious malady variously described as "hasty consumption" or "typhoid pneumonia and wrote give me victory or death.

Interesting fact The Alamo was already 100 years old at the siege of the battle.

The church was designed without the benefit of a master engineer, the roof collapsed almost immediately, and this portion of the mission was never actually completed.

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Sam Houston was a 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier. He was born in Timber Ridge in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent. Houston became a key figure in the history of Texas, and was elected as the first and third President of the Republic of Texas, US Senator for Texas after it joined the United States, and finally as governor of the state. Although a slaveholder and opponent of abolitionism, he had unionistAmericanstatesman politicianTimber RidgeShenandoah ValleyVirginia Scots-IrishTexasfirst and third President of the Republic of TexasSenator United Statesgovernorslaveholder abolitionism

Davy Crockett He is referred to in popular culture as Davy Crockett and after the 1950s by the epithet “King of the Wild Frontier.” He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the Battle of the Alamo.epithet TennesseeU.S. House of RepresentativesTexas RevolutionBattle of the Alamo

William Travis was a 19th century American lawyer and soldier. At the age of 26, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Texan Army, and commanded the Republic of Texas forces. He died at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution from the Republic of Mexico.Americanlawyer soldierLieutenant ColonelRepublic of Texas Battle of the AlamoTexas RevolutionRepublic of Mexico

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