Some say, without this delay, and the losses inflicted upon Santa Anna’s army, Sam Houston might never have been able to plan and fight the Battle of San Jacinto–that short, decisive encounter that determined the fate of the American West.

Early on the morning of March 6 th, 1836, General Santa Anna took the Alamo by storm the defenders died to a man the Mexican army was delayed three weeks and suffered demoralizing casualties. Led by Colonel William Barret Travis, the Texans fought valiantly, but were ultimately dealt a crushing defeat at the hands of the over 1500-man Mexican Army. Texans garrisoned in those already ancient walls of the Alamo fortress only numbered around 200 defenders. The thirteen-day siege by the Mexican Army was led by Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna, whose goal was to reclaim the Alamo Mission located on the outskirts of old San Antonio.

Recognized World-wide as one of the most famous battles in the U.S., the Battle of the Alamo is remembered as a heroic fight to the death against insurmountable odds.

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