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The Alamo Timeline (The Battle of Gonzales (Texans fought the Mexicans on…
The Alamo Timeline
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- Number of men for the Alamo
By February 1836, Texan military consisted of one hundred men in the Alamo, a little more than four hundred under Fannin and sixty to seventy with Johnson and Grant. Davy Crockett took 14 volunteers from Tennessee to the Alamo.
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The siege of the Alamo cost Santa Anna’s Army more than lost personnel and material: the morale of the Mexican army was damaged. they had no doctors or medicine and very little food. they wondering if they would survive. they fought and lost
- James Neil in charge of Alamo
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Mexican army appeared before San Antonio, attacked and took possession of the town, driving the small Texans’ garrison into the Alamo. Santa Anna demanded unconditional surrender and raised a red flag.
- Commanding officer Changed
Colonel Neil left the Alamo on February 11 because of illness. He became sick and turned full command over to Colonel Travis on February 24.
Alamo provided Texans with a powerful rallying cry and delayed Santa Anna by two weeks—allowing the convention of 1836 that met on March 1 to declare independence.
- Govenor wanted to protect the Alamo
he sent 30 men and William B Travis to reinforce the Alamo based on what Sam Houston said he wanted to do. He arrived on February 3.
Santa Anna ordered the attack to begin just before dawn on March 6 focusing on four different points of the wall. The Texans opened cannon and rifle fire on the Mexicans.Once the Mexicans breached the walls, the Texans withdrew to the chapel and barracks. After the shootings General Fernandez Castillo reported to Santa Anna that six defenders had been taken alive