Battle of the Alamo

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    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…

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    The Texas revolution is a important historical event with its heroes such as Davy Crockett, Stephen F. Austin , Jim Bowie and Sam Houston. In the book Sleuthing The Alamo: Davy Crockett’s Last Stand and Other mysterious of The Texas Revolution the author is faced with tracking the truth behind Sam Houston's speech. It all started when he was young with his exposure to the Texas revolution according to James Crisp in page 1 “The iconic heroes of the Texas Revolution were all around me, in the…

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    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 delivered, Travis and everyone in the Alamo were killed. The remaining Texas Army…

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    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 very important in numerous ways. When news spread about what had happened at the Alamo and what…

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    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…

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    You may not know about his finding of of a Mexican supply train that sparked a battle over grass or when he said,”One or more axes,” to Sam Houston before destroying vince’s bridge, but “Deaf” Smith’s name and legacy has been put in our textbooks, brains, our own thoughts, and in our hearts. Which is where it will always be. Erastus “Deaf” Smith was born in Duchess County, New York, on April 19, 1787 to Chilaib and Mary Smith, and during his childhood Erastus contracted a disease, which caused…

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    Sleuthing The Alamo In the Rhetorical analysis, Sleuthing The Alamo, James E. Crisp dives head long into an extensive evaluation of the events, people, and historical stories of the Alamo. As he began his research he stumbled across a speech written and given by Sam Houston. Houston is a well acknowled man in both Texas and U. S. history with a reputation for fairness, and being and all around good wholesome man with a polished set or morals. Upon reading a statement Houston made to his men…

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    In the spring he responded to the Federalist state governor's call for support against the Centralist opposition by leading a militia company to Monclova. After the battle of Gonzales in October 1835, Stephen F. Austin granted a captain's commission to Seguín, who raised a company of thirty-seven. His company was involved in the fall of 1835 in scouting and supply operations for the revolutionary army, and on December…

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    identify themselves as a whole. The Alamo represents the clashing and complimenting of American and Mexican cultures, constituting identity as flexible and more fluid. Examining the intersection of the differing cultures, and the difficulties faced when trying to navigate or negotiate their border identity. It presents a struggle that at once questions, alters, and submits to multiple societal and cultural connotations and ideologies. The short prose of “Remember The Alamo” consists of a male…

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    permitted on the grounds. She stops and examines this as if it were new to her, although the sign has been posted for several years now. "Don 't bring your gun to the Alamo," she intones, to see how it sounds out loud, then laughs, startling a little boy. ("Mama, that lady is talking to herself. Mama--") Don 't bring your gun to the Alamo. A nice phrase, but it doesn 't make the cut. She won 't record it in one of her little notebooks, the ones where she keeps her lists of first lines,…

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