James Bowie

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…

Fort Bowie played an important part in the wars with the Chiricahua Apache in year 1861. Lieutenant George Bascom confronted Cochise in a confrontation that lasted over twenty-five years in bloody conflicts between the Apache and the U.S. Army. General James H. Carleton, who founded the Fort, lead an army eastward in 1862 to check the Confederate offensive in New Mexico. A battle occurred when Cochise and his allies ambushed the soldiers but the soldiers ended up being victorious. Fort Bowie…

I’d been to the Alamo once before this visit, back when I was eight or nine, and at the time, I didn’t fully appreciate what the sight meant. Don’t get me wrong, it was cool to little eight-year-old me, but now that I know the story of what happened on site and what a pivotal point in U.S. history it plays, going there again meant a whole lot more. The biggest attraction of the Alamo without a doubt is the church. Inside the church, you’ll walk through a hall of flags representing the different…

It existed where present day San Antonio is. The Texans that were fighting at the battle of the Alamo reflected the same sentiments as a majority of the revolutionaries. The battle of the Alamo was an 1836 attack on the Alamo mission in San Antonio. Mexican forces during the Texas revolution greatly outnumbered the Texans at this battle. James Bowie was a United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he was in charge of militia; second to enter Alamo. He fell sick on…

one of her favorite old folk songs. "Ay te dejo en San Antonio." I 've already left you in San Antonio. A few tourists look up, smiling hopefully, as if her song might redeem their wasted morning. The Alamo can be the ultimate anticlimax, the guaranteed disappointment to end all disappointments, at least for those who dream of windswept plains and a Davy Crockett who looked like John Wayne. "It 's so small," outsiders always complain. "And there 's a Burger King across the street."…

to education he made a big impact on William. As he became the founder and trustee of Evergreen Academy Alexander decided to give education to all the children in town. This was the first time William will encounter education for the first time in his life. He was enrolled in a school near Claiborne where he learns several types of curriculums and became a recognizable student to all. Travis later move to the academy of Professor William H. McCurdy where he expanded his learning and…

Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett’s Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution draws on James E. Crisp's rich data of the Texas Revolution and his own inclusion with predisposition and fanaticism. Diving more significant into the myths incorporating the Alamo, for instance, Davy Crockett's courageous passing and the authenticity of the de la Peña diary, Crisp uncovers as of now covered truths, tunes in point-by-point counter with diverse curators (both learner and master), and…

Most college students can agree that they have one common goal; their goal is to graduate college with their desired degree. Reaching commencement is an honorable achievement. In most ceremonies, honorable people are chosen to give a motivational speech to the aspiring students. Bowie State University’s Commencement speech was given by the United States’ first lady, Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama has a very strong educational past and has earned numerous degrees of her own which makes her a…

discussion among both the journalists who write about them and the fans that read about them. Artists like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Mick Jagger, and Annie Lennox queered their image, which generated a lot of questions about gender and sexuality as early as the 1970s. In the United Kingdom, these displays of queerness were generally more accepted because of the nation’s history with music hall and sketch comedy that included cross dressing and gender ambiguity. When Glam Rock took over in…

The two walk outside and the song ‘Starman’ by David Bowie starts playing. The view then cuts to a beautiful new gunmetal Audi R8. The son hands over the keys to his father, which the father takes with an excited, happy, and determined expression. While showing the father walk to the car, it cuts from him to a previous version of him walking onto a rocket destined for space. This use of cutting cements the idea that the old father driving the car for the first time is similar to him taking off…