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Alamo falls to Mexican army
On this day in 1836, the chapel of San Antonio de Valero Mission, under
siege for thirteen days by the Mexican army under General Antonio Lòpez de
Santa Anna, was subjected to an early morning assault. After a fierce
battle, lasting for perhaps some 90 minutes, the defenses of the Alamo
were overrun and all the defenders were killed. The slogan "Remember the
Alamo!" subsequently became a rallying cry for the Texas Revolution, and
the Alamo became a shrine to fallen Texas heroes.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- ALAMO, BATTLE OF THE
- TEXAS REVOLUTION
- SAN ANTONIO DE VALERO MISSION
- SANTA ANNA, ANTONIO LOPEZ DE
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- The Alamo
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