Anna Laetitia Barbauld

Decent Essays
Improved Essays
Superior Essays
Great Essays
Brilliant Essays
    Page 5 of 6 - About 57 Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In 1836 less than two-hundred men were besieged in a Spanish Missionary building near present-day San Antonio known as the Alamo. Those inside the walls of the Alamo faced the insurmountable task of fending off more than 1,500 Mexican soldiers whose numbers grew with each day of unrest. Knowing the disparity of the situation, William Barret Travis wrote a letter begging for reinforcements and stating that the only two outcomes were “victory or death.” Just a couple days after the letter was…

    • 1794 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    The detail is provided in a chronological order throughout the book in which it starts with Santa Anna before the battle and goes on as time progresses until after the battle of the Alamo. The books tells a story through a narrative perspective in the first half of the book then combines both narrative and analytical storytelling during the second half…

    • 1508 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Remember always as an American lawyer, soldier and a heroic Texas commander of the battle of the Alamo was William Travis. Even though he might be remember mainly under the command of the Alamo he achieve other important roles at early age. Being a thought since a kid, Williams grew to become a lawyer and in later years a leader to rebellions, in due time receiving the post of commander for a significant battle. Williams helped and meet people through his life and make several achievements for…

    • 1473 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The painting by Eric J. Garcia which is named “remember” instantly caught my eye during my visit to the Mexican Art Museum because I have been doing a project on the Alamo for another class. The painting itself was created in 2005 and is oil on canvas and it very vivid in the actual meaning and to an average art observer, it should be easy to depict the actual meaning of the battle going on. The artist uses many different techniques to resemble a historic moment, the painting itself has historic…

    • 1081 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    state that they were going to go to war. The United States ignored Mexico, thus Mexico went to war against Texas. The battle of Alamo took place near the present day city of San Antonio.Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the general for Mexico during the battle.Santa Anna was born in 1792 at Jalapa,Vera Cruz.Another famous person that fought in the war was a guy named Davy Crockett.Davy Crockett was born in 1786 in Nolichucky river in East Tennessee to a pioneer family. On March…

    • 320 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    There are many reasons to why Texas embarked on its revolution. Such causes are the idea of manifest destiny, racism present between the different cultures in the area, governmental issues with settlers, the geographic of Texas, and most importantly the institution of slavery. Americans thought of themselves having the authority from a higher power to keep expanding west until reaching a coast. Even though Texas was a part of Mexico, most of the land was inhabited. So, Anglos deemed it okay to…

    • 321 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    attempt to talk his way out of a serious jam.” (119). In an 1836 letter to his brother, George Dolson, a Texas sergeant, had a similar testament. According to his letter, Davy Crockett and 5 to 6 other men surrendered in the Alamo and were taken to Santa Anna who had them executed…

    • 873 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Alamo Analysis

    • 721 Words
    • 3 Pages

    This movie begins in March 1836 in the Mexican State of Coahuila y Tejas. The film then flashes back to a year earlier. Sam Houston attends a party where he tries to persuade people to migrate to Texas. He meets with David Crockett, recently defeated for reelection to Congress. Houston explains to Crockett that if he migrates to Texas he will receive 640 acres of his own choosing. After this the Texas government holds a meeting to figure out what to do about the recent capture by the Texans of…

    • 721 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    all dispatch.” Houston would not risk everything going to war with Santa Anna when he did not even have enough trained soldiers. It was a decision made to abandon them in a sense because although Houston pleaded to the men at the Alamo to listen to his orders, he was ignored. Houston understood that the battle for independence would not be won in Bexar, but instead lost. While everyone was being defeated by Santa Anna, General…

    • 1534 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Remember The Alamo Defense

    • 1761 Words
    • 8 Pages

    everything, for a chance of freedom. These men would not give in, nor surrender: They were willing to lay their lives down for a chance and a hope for the freedom of Texas. Seeing that they only had close to only 1/30th of the Mexican army’s force, Santa Anna sent a courier out to the Alamo to demand that the Alamo surrender. The reply, as to be…

    • 1761 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Page 1 2 3 4 5 6