Friday 3 November 2017

"Remember the Alamo!" - Sam Houston (1793-1863) _ I visited San Antonio, Texas yesterday and took a behind-the-scenes look at one of America's most iconic battles at The Alamo. _ On 6 March 1836 the Mexican army lead by General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna laid siege for 13 days then attacked The Alamo with 1500 soldiers against only around 200 Texian defenders, including David Crockett, William Travis and James Bowie. _ The battle lasted around 90 minutes. The only Texian lives that were spared was several women and children and a slave named Joe, so he could spread the word about what occurred. _ On 21 April 1836 Sam Houston lead the Texian militia in a surprise attack against Santa Anna and the Mexican army was defeated in just 18 minutes. Texas finally won its independence from Mexico and became it's own country. 9 years later Texas joined the United States. _ #historic #texastodo


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