Alamo Falls: Texas Gains Its Battle Cry
Mexican forces under General Santa Anna overwhelmed the 187 Texan defenders of the Alamo after a thirteen-day siege, killing nearly everyone inside the fortified mission. The defeat transformed "Remember the Alamo" into a rallying cry that unified Texan resistance and fueled Sam Houston's decisive victory at San Jacinto six weeks later.
March 6, 1836
190 years ago
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