1. 1836 Battle of the Alamo: The Thirteenth Day By: Makayla Bacon

2. 1836 Battle of the Alamo  Took place at San Antonio and was prominent for the large number of noteworthy personalities among its combatants.  For many Americans and Texans, the battle has become a symbol of patriotic sacrifice.  The 13th day of the siege not only defined the Texas Revolution, it showed how far Texans would go to gain their independence.

3. Noteworthy Personalities  Personalities included Tennessee congressman David Crockett, adventurer James Bowie, Mexican President Antonia Lopez de Santa Anna, and Commander William Barret Travis.  David Crocket and Jim Bowie were two highly distinguished frontiersmen at this time.

4. William Barret Travis Antonia Lopes de Santa Anna

5. Background  San Antonio de Bexar had long been an important place in Texas.  It not only held the Battle of the Alamo, but it also held another battle that led up to the 1836 battle.  The Siege and Battle of Bexar was the first battle to take place here in late October of 1835.

6. Siege of Bexar Map

7. Days leading up to the last siege  They built up tension and anxiety heading into what will be known as the greatest sacrifice.  After a debilitating winter march, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and his army arrived at San Antonio on February 23, 1836, to put down the frontier rebellion.  At this point Travis began writing desperate pleas for help

8. Then Now The Alamo

9. Day Two  Travis assumed overall command over the Alamo. This is because Bowie becomes too ill to serve as co-commander.  During this time, Santa Anna ordered an artillery battery that was set up on the west side of the river. It was known as the “River Battery,” and was located approximately 400 yards to the west of the Alamo fort.

10. Day Three  On the morning of day three, the Mexicans launched an attack with at least 400-500 soldiers led by General Castrillon, advancing to within 50- 100 yards from the Alamo wall.  After about two hours of fighting the Texians finally forced a Mexican withdrawal. The day’s fighting was not a victory for the Texians. However, it proved that despite how unorganized they were, they could fight

11. Days Four, Five & Six  There will be nothing but constant back and forth gun firing from both sides  Both troops also experienced cold temperature ranging in the 30s during these three days

12. Day Seven & Ten  When day seven came the Mexicans proposed a three- day armistice.  On day ten the Texians receive news of reinforcements from James Butler Bonham, an officer of the Alamo garrison.  He reported that 60 men from Gonzales are due and that an additional 600 would soon be en route.

13. Day Eleven & Twelve  Santa Anna gathers his officers for a council of war on day eleven. He made it clear that when the final assault comes, there will be no prisoner taken, and  On day twelve General Santa Anna issued orders for the assault to begin on the following day.  In this moment, a messenger arrives at the Alamo compound with disturbing news that the reinforcements aren’t coming.

14. The Final Showdown  The final attack came before dawn on March 6, 1836  As the Mexican troops charged toward the Alamo, defenders rushed to the walls and started firing into the darkness.  There was no safe position on the wall compound. Every time a Texian rifleman took a shot at the troops, they exposed themselves to deadly Mexican fire.

15.  After a bloody 90-minute battle, the Alamo finally falls and the Texican rebels were defeated.  Shortly after the battle was over news got around to Houston about the defeat at the Alamo.  He was so inspired by William Travis and the Texican rebels that he began begin a month-long retreat to regroup and replenish the Texas army’s strength.  On April 21, 1836, Houston’s army won a quick and decisive battle against the Mexican forces at San Jacinto and gained independence.

16. "Remember the Alamo!”  Going into the battle, Sam Houston reminded his troops why they were fighting in a powerful speech he made in which he shouted, “Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!”

17.  Though the thirteenth day of the Battle of the Alamo was a day of defeat, the battle is still significantly important not only locally, but also regionally and nationally.  Without it, it would have nationally changed the way we were back in 1836 because the Battle of the Alamo shaped the events associated with westward expansion in the United States.  While the battle began with the stated-call to overthrow Santa Anna and acquire separate statehood for Texas, it quickly transformed into total independence from Mexico.  Strategically, the war wasn’t much as the reader can see, but symbolically it is everything.

18. Works Cited  Picture #1: http://www.greatmilitarybattles.com/%3A/Users/User/Desktop/GREAT%20MILITARY %20BATTLES/Battle_of_the_Alamo.jpg http://www.greatmilitarybattles.com/%3A/Users/User/Desktop/GREAT%20MILITARY %20BATTLES/Battle_of_the_Alamo.jpg  Picture #2: http://www.history.com/topics/davy-crocketthttp://www.history.com/topics/davy-crockett  Picture #3: http://www.thealamo.org/images/defenders/James-Bowie.jpghttp://www.thealamo.org/images/defenders/James-Bowie.jpg  Picture #4: http://www.eppygen.org/txbexar/images/Siege_of_Bexar.jpghttp://www.eppygen.org/txbexar/images/Siege_of_Bexar.jpg  Picture #5: https://tshaonline.org/sites/default/files/images/handbook/TT/travis_william_b.jpg https://tshaonline.org/sites/default/files/images/handbook/TT/travis_william_b.jpg  Picture #6: http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/mex-war/santa-anna.jpghttp://www.latinamericanstudies.org/mex-war/santa-anna.jpg  Picture #7: http://www.thealamo.org/images/history/Dawn-at-the-Alamo.jpghttp://www.thealamo.org/images/history/Dawn-at-the-Alamo.jpg  Picture #8: http://www.alamoplazaproject.com/images/Nashville%20488.jpghttp://www.alamoplazaproject.com/images/Nashville%20488.jpg  Picture #9: http://tolteq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/texas.jpghttp://tolteq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/texas.jpg

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