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On this day 189 years ago, some of the bravest men in history sold their lives dearly...
Posted on 3/6/25 at 5:06 am
Posted on 3/6/25 at 5:06 am
The Fall of the Alamo.
March 6, 1836. William Barrett Travis's small garrison was overwhelmed by the army of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna in the early morning hours. There were no survivors. Their sacrifice, however, created a legend that endures into the present day.
Remember the Alamo!
March 6, 1836. William Barrett Travis's small garrison was overwhelmed by the army of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna in the early morning hours. There were no survivors. Their sacrifice, however, created a legend that endures into the present day.
Remember the Alamo!
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Posted on 3/6/25 at 5:17 am to RollTide1987
Numbers always win.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 5:21 am to RollTide1987
Sold?
Posted on 3/6/25 at 5:32 am to TexasTiger89
It’s a reference to Travis’s speech to his men in the 2004 film.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 5:35 am to RollTide1987
I had an ancestor there that day, Micajah Autry. Thank you for the post.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 6:46 am to RollTide1987
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There were no survivors.
Isn't there some evidence that a few were captured/surrendered and were executed later? I remember reading something about that.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 7:07 am to Loup
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Isn't there some evidence that a few were captured/surrendered and were executed later? I remember reading something about that.
I haven't heard that. Interesting to know more.
You thinking of Goliad?
Posted on 3/6/25 at 7:14 am to RollTide1987
If Mexico wants it, they are welcome to try and take it back.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 7:16 am to usmcnav
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I had an ancestor there that day, Micajah Autry.
From Natchitoches
Posted on 3/6/25 at 7:18 am to Longhorn Actual
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I haven't heard that. Interesting to know more.
You thinking of Goliad?
I might be. I also remember hearing that Davy Crockett was one of the ones captured and that it pisses Texans off whenever it comes up. I think it was a historian on the MeatEater podcast talking about it. I can't remember what book it was that I read that in. I read a lot so there's a good chance I'm mixing this up with something else.
eta: based on a quick google search, there were some eyewitness accounts that Crockett was one of 7 who were captured and executed.
This post was edited on 3/6/25 at 7:22 am
Posted on 3/6/25 at 7:56 am to RollTide1987
A guy I know - his company was tasked with cleaning some of the recently unearthed relics. The photos were awesome to see. Highly advise anyone who has an interest in the history of Travis and the Alamo in general to read up on both.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 8:13 am to Loup
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Isn't there some evidence that a few were captured/surrendered and were executed later?
Yes, it’s believed that Crockett was one of those.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 8:19 am to Loup
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Isn't there some evidence that a few were captured/surrendered and were executed later? I remember reading something about that.
There's a lot of legend-type stuff around heroic last stands and surrenders/executions, particularly centered around David Crockett.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 8:27 am to RollTide1987
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Yes, it’s believed that Crockett was one of those.
Generally accepted by historical accounts that Crockett was one of the few who survived the battle and was executed.
Doesn't make his sacrifice any less noble than the others. He survived the onslaught of a massive attack in the least defensible position in the Alamo, and they finally killed him only when he was unarmed (as they always said they would, and yet the defenders fought on anyway).
This post was edited on 3/6/25 at 8:28 am
Posted on 3/6/25 at 8:31 am to UptownJoeBrown
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Mexico wants it, they are welcome to try and take it back.
They have a pretty good push going in south Texas.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 8:33 am to RollTide1987
Visited the Alamo a few years ago, was honestly struck by how small that church was. Crazy to think of the battle that went on there. 
Posted on 3/6/25 at 8:48 am to Hogwarts
Three Roads to the Alamo by William C. Davis is one good book regarding Bowie, Crockett, and Travis' trek getting there. I've read it twice in fact.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 9:22 am to RollTide1987
Honestly 200 hundred years later I have a strong distaste for Mexico because of what they did to our men at the Alamo. Tariffs should rain down on them for eternity.
Posted on 3/6/25 at 9:29 am to Northshoretiger87
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I have a strong distaste for Mexico because of what they did to our men at the Alamo.
this seems like, and not directed solely at you, a case of selective, revisionist history, people on there shite on the south for fighting to prolong slavery but the colonists in Texas revolted for almost all the same reasons the the south seceded from the union, and not the smallest issue was that Mexico wanted to end slavery but the white Texas colonists did not
Posted on 3/6/25 at 9:59 am to 777Tiger
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Mexico wanted to end slavery
Is this why the lighter skinned (less mestizo/Indian and more Spanish) you are in Latin America, the more privileged you are assumed to be (I know Asians do this too?) End slavery in the letter of the law, but make it a societal norm that persists hundreds of years later?
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