Battle of the Alamo

The Battle of the Alamo was a significant turning point in the war for Texas Independence. This battlefield analysis will briefly explore the reasons behind why the battle took place, the strategic significance of the Alamo, who the participants were on both sides, what actions took place, and the failures that occurred both strategic and tactically. We will present an alternate outcome of this battle and explore what may have happened if the Texan defenders would have won the battle. The failure of the Texans to defend the Alamo concentrated around their lack of accurate and timely intelligence collection, the non-reporting of actionable intelligence as it pertained to the enemy’s composition and courses of action, and failure of higher command to supply the outpost with proper logistic support. According to Barker and Pohl (2016), the battle for the Alamo took place over 13 days from 23 February 1836 to 6 March 1836. It was one of first battles of the Texas War for Independence. The war transpired from October 1835 to April 1836. During the battle for the Alamo, a small group of Texas defenders led by Colonel James Bowie and Lieutenant Colonel William Travis fought a large contingent of the Mexican Army led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Hickman (2015) states that in late autumn of 1835, a small group of Texas rebels surrounded the…

The Battle of the Alamo was a battle between Texas and Mexico.The battle of Alamo was the most famous battle out of all the other wars.There was a battle because Mexico was raiding Texas and Mexico said if the United States made Texas a 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…

Firstname Lastname Instructor’s Name Course Number 14 September 2015 The Battle of the Alamo The Alamo is the name given to an eighteenth century mission located in modern days San Antonio, Texas. Originally designed as a roman-catholic mission, the Alamo also served as a fortified structure whose original purpose was to withstand attacks by native American tribes. In 1836, the Alamo became the battleground of one of the most symbolic freedom battles in US history: The Battle to the Alamo,…

these is the Battle of the Alamo. The Alamo helped pivot the tide of the war which not only affected the outcome of the war but also gave the Texans something to come together and fight for, Mexico and Texas victories and losses, the relations between Mexico and the newly founded Nation of Texas, and as well as helped the new nation become a part of the United States. The Battle of the Alamo was very important in numerous ways. When news spread about what had happened at the Alamo and what…

The Battle of the Alamo was the 3rd battle in the Texas Revolution and lasted 13 days from February 23, 1836, to March 6th, 1836. The Battle of the Alamo symbolizes the Texans’ resistance to control and their struggle for independence. What led up to the Battle of the Alamo? The reason the whole Texas Revolution happened was that Santa Anna gave a cannon to the Texans to keep them safe from the native attacks and when they refused to give it back, tension started growing. On October 2nd, 1824…

During the Texas Revolution, many turning points heavily influenced the outcome. The most famous of these is the Battle of the Alamo. The Alamo helped pivot the tide of the war which not only affected the outcome of the war but also gave the Texans something to come together and fight for, Mexico and Texas victories and losses, the relations between Mexico and the newly founded Nation of Texas, and as well as helped the new nation become a part of the United States. The battle of the Alamo was…

In 1836, the Battle of the Alamo was pivotal to the Texas Revolution. The battle was a conflict between a small group of defenders and a significantly larger opposing force. The Alamo's defenders, although very outnumbered, fought fiercely and motivated the Texans to continue to fight for their independence. The events during the siege and the vigorous battle that followed made a lasting impact on Texas’s journey to freedom. Before the battle of the Alamo broke out, the Texans were preparing for…

The Battle of the Alamo The battle of the Alamo occurred during a period when the Republic of Texas faced a bleak and uncertain future known as the Texas Revolution. American colonists were allowed to settle in Texas at the time under the New Mexican emperor Agustin de Iturbide. On 23, 1836, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna began the 13 day siege of the Alamo. A moment in history that turned a ruined Spanish mission in downtown San Antonio, into a shrine. There were several events leading…

Davy Crockett has been made famous by many of the myth’s such as killing a bear, wrestling alligators, ad dying during the battle of the Alamo. Some myth’s state that he either died in a gun fight at the Alamo or by being captured by the Mexicans of Santa Ana. One thing we do know for sure, is that Crockett was born in 1786 in East TN to his father John Crockett. There isn’t to much known about Davy’s mother. Davy’s grandparents were killed by Creek Indians. Around 1827 Crockett had gotten…

these is the Battle of the Alamo. The Alamo helped pivot the tide of the war which not only affected the outcome of the war but also gave the Texans something to come together and fight for, Mexico and Texas victories and losses, the relations between Mexico and the newly founded Nation of Texas, and as well as helped the new nation become a part of the United States. The Battle of the Alamo was very important in numerous ways. When news spread about what had happened at the Alamo and what…