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The Role Of The Alamo In The Texas Revolution

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The Battle of the Alamo was an important part of the Texas Revolution. The battle lasted 13 days and the siege was led by General Lopez de Santa Anna (nickname “The Napoleon of the West or The Eagle”). The Alamo was a former Spanish religious outpost, but it was converted to a fort by the expelled Mexican army, and it was well equipped to handle attacks by native trbies but not large military armies. The Texians without supplies and lack of man power asked the government for help but was unable to get any due to the fact that the Texian government was in uncertainty. Sam Houston did could not help with sparing men or supplies so he sent Colonel James Bowie to dismantle the Alamo and retrieve any firepower that was left behind from the Mexican
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Unfortunately, some of those battles have been overlooked or forgotten, even though they played a big role in Texas history. (Last sentence in progress). The Battle of Gonzales was one of the first battles to occur, it took place on October

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Daniel Golaszewski November 11, 2015 Sleuthing the Alamo Davy Crockett's Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution Sleuthing the Alamo by James E. Crisp is a great book that I personally recommend for anyone to read especially the history fanatics. Crisp takes the readers on a adventure to uncover the truth about racism, Sam Houston, David Crockett’s death and the Texas Revolution. James Crisp focus throughout the book is to uncover the truth about the Texas Revolution and how racism was a consequence because of it. He wants to remove the myths from Texas history. Crisp really gets the readers to step into his shoes by explaining the steps he takes to examine the documents.

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One of the most significant conflicts little known in history is the Battle of San Jacinto and is considered the most critical dispute of the Texas Revolution (Williams, 2014). On April 21, 1836, General Sam Houston launched a surprise attack against the Mexican army. The event took place near present day Houston, Texas and only lasted a total of eighteen minutes. The Mexican army was led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. The Texans thoroughly routed the superior Mexican force at the Battle of San Jacinto and captured hundreds of Mexican soldiers including Santa Anna.

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When you hear “Remember the Alamo” you always think of that pivotal moment in the Texas Revolution. The drawing the line in the dirt story that Travis “drew” for those to either stay and fight or go as they chose. Well, this is about the women that decided to stay after that line was drawn. There is a lot of controversy on who were the actual survivors of the Alamo. As history is told after the battle of the Alamo, General Santa Anna spared the women, children and Travis’ slave named Joe.

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History Channel’s Texas Rising is a historical drama that follows the fight for Texas independence after the Battle of the Alamo and the rise of the Texas Rangers. It shows how General Sam Houston leads a group of Texas Rangers into a war against General Santa Anna. General Houston and the Rangers fight against insuperable odds to defeat the Mexicans and gain independence. The miniseries is enthralling to watch with compelling characters and an engaging storyline. However, Texas Rising is not historically accurate.

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In the book Sleuthing the Alamo, by historian James E. Crisp we are faced with some surprising truths about the Texas Revolution as he draws attention to many facilities that have been said to be truths over the years. These facts are often covered by tales of racism and political correctness. Over the course of this engrossing interpretation of the Texas Revolution this historian works like a detective to bring light to the more difficult truths behind all the tales that many believe. I believe James E. Crisp’s thesis to be fairly straightforward. This historian wishes to bring truth to the light.

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In The (2004) movie The Alamo we see the battle that led up to the defeat of Texan soldiers in their defense of the Alamo from the Mexican Army led by the Dictator Santa Anna. This film was in some ways very accurate but in other ways had great inaccuracies On February 23, 1836, The Mexican army arrived outside the Alamo and waged a siege on the Spanish mission. The Alamo was defended by a mixed group of Texians and Tejanos who fought and defended the Alamo against a force vastly larger than their own for 13 days viewing it as the key to the defense of Texas. The defenders of the Alamo were led by William B. Travis and was joined by many famous individuals of the time such as Jim Bowie, and David Crockett.

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I got all this informat from ‘‘James Bowie’’. Texas A&M University, 2002.Web. 09 Mar. 2016. When james bowie fought in the alamo that was the last time bowie ever fought. On february 23 travis and bowie learned some one thousand and five hundred mexican soldiers were advancing to the alamo.

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Sam Houston was constantly sending out runners for reconnaissance reports on the position of the Mexican army and how many men were in the camp. He knew the land and what area’s to avoid because of flooding. Retreating when the Mexican army got near was Sam’s way of using time on his side. Sam knew it was just a matter of time before he would be forced to fight the Mexican army.

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