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Wat was the battle cry against thermopylae and the alamo? |
Travel Info Wat was the battle cry against thermopylae and the alamo? Travel Tips The Battle of the Alamo was a 19th-century battle between the Republic of Mexico and the rebel Texian forces, including Tejanos, during the latter's fight for independence 鈥?the Texas Revolution. It took place at the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas (then known as "San Antonio de B茅xar") in February and March 1836. The 13-day siege ended on March 6 with the capture of the mission and the death of nearly all the Texian defenders, except for a few slaves, women and children. Despite the loss, the 13-day holdout stalled the Mexican Army's progress and allowed Sam Houston to gather troops and supplies for his later successful battle at San Jacinto. The Texian revolutionaries went on to win the war. The battle took place at a turning point in the Texas Revolution, which had begun with the October 1835 Consultation, whose delegates narrowly approved a call for rights under the Mexican Constitution of 1824. By the time of the battle, however, sympathy for declaring a Republic of Texas had grown. The delegates from the Alamo to the Constitutional Convention were both instructed to vote for independence. Others **** the mexicans. Actually,both those battles were of the same type. A few men fighting desperately against an overwhelmingly larger sized enemy. I remember reading how the Persian King,Xerxes had ordered King Leonidas of Sparta to lay down his arms and Leonidas responding by saying,"Come and take them". In the Battle of the Alamo,Santa Anna had sent one of his junior officers to give Col. Travis the terms of surrender,but before he could finish reading them,Travis fired a cannon shot into the Mexican ranks. Santa Anna had his response. There was no battle cry at the Alamo. When the Alamo fell,General Sam Houston had limited cannons where Santa Anna had several batteries. With the hill terrain around San Antonio,Santa Anna had the advantage so General Sam Houston had to get Santa Anna chase him to the flat lands of San Jacinto near present day Houston. It was the Battle of San Jacinto where "Remember the Alamo" was cried out and Santa Anna was defeated. |
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