March 6
REMEMBER THE ALAMO DAY
It was on this day in 1836, the last of a thirteen-day siege, that Mexico’s dictator, Santa Anna and his thousand-man army defeated a little band of Texas volunteers. The last of these 189 brave men (who included Davy Crockett) died on March 6, holed up in the Alamo.
Their fight for Texas’ liberty did not go unnoticed. 46 days later, with the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo,” General Sam Houston and his Texans captured Santa Anna and finished the job started at the Alamo. Texas gained its independence.
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