Remember the Alamo!

[Mac-7]

Texas’ Historical Milestones On This Day March 13th

March 13th in 1836, news of the fall of the Alamo reached General Sam Houston in Gonzales, marking a pivotal moment in the Texas Revolution. This event would ultimately lead to Texas gaining indepe…

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On this day news reached Sam Houston that the Alamo had fallen

 

[Auld Phart]

Texas’ Historical Milestones On This Day March 13th

March 13th in 1836, news of the fall of the Alamo reached General Sam Houston in Gonzales, marking a pivotal moment in the Texas Revolution. This event would ultimately lead to Texas gaining indepe…

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On this day news reached Sam Houston that the Alamo had fallen

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It has?

I was there 30 years ago and it was still standing,

 

[Zincwarrior]

 

[Moonglow]

It has?

I was there 30 years ago and it was still standing,

It's a very old building

 

[playtime]

back in the 80s, ozzy got busted for taking a wizz on it.

just a little FYI i thought i'd contribute...

carry on.

 

[wamose]

I'm still pissed off about what they did to Davy Crockett.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

They used Davy for a pincushion with their bayonets.

He was ordered executed after his capture. There may have been as many as half a dozen murdered this way. Another two or three may have escaped in the pre-dawn darkness during the assault.

 

[Zincwarrior]

The Alamo was just one slaughter. The phrase was actually 'remember Goliad remember the Alamo'

 

[RetiredGySgt]

The Alamo was just one slaughter. The phrase was actually 'remember Goliad remember the Alamo'

as I recall at Goliad 400 died.

 

[Mac-7]

back in the 80s, ozzy got busted for taking a wizz on it.

just a little FYI i thought i'd contribute...

carry on.

A $40 fine?

He got off too easy

He could still preform his music that night after the tar and feathering

 

[todd down under]

I visited once. It's a shame how all the businesses grew up around it. They could have, at least, left a few acres open in front of it so a visitor could imagine and get the feel for what it was like.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I visited once. It's a shame how all the businesses grew up around it. They could have, at least, left a few acres open in front of it so a visitor could imagine and get the feel for what it was like.

Two ways to do that.
1. Visit the old movie site (was around not sure about now).
2. More easily take the 5 mission tour. Alamo De Bexar was just one mission along the river in that area. The others are more distant and you get a much better understanding. PLus they are way cool.

Plan Your Visit - San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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[todd down under]

Two ways to do that.
1. Visit the old movie site (was around not sure about now).
2. More easily take the 5 mission tour. Alamo De Bexar was just one mission along the river in that area. The others are more distant and you get a much better understanding. PLus they are way cool.

Plan Your Visit - San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Hmm, interesting. Thanks!

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Hmm, interesting. Thanks!

in the early 70's I did that as a scout we saw all 5.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Texas’ Historical Milestones On This Day March 13th

March 13th in 1836, news of the fall of the Alamo reached General Sam Houston in Gonzales, marking a pivotal moment in the Texas Revolution. This event would ultimately lead to Texas gaining indepe…

pasadenian.wordpress.com

On this day news reached Sam Houston that the Alamo had fallen

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Allowing the Present Mexican Invasion Is Alamo II

A foolish waste of lives. Col. Travis was probably influenced by Jackson's victory at New Orleans against all odds. Sam Houston was more perceptive and ordered Travis to get his men out of that trap.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

I'm still pissed off about what they did to Davy Crockett.

Travis Sacrificed Him for His Own Ego

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

as I recall at Goliad 400 died.

Shot in Cold Blood After Surrendering

But Tamerlane, whom the Boston Bomber was named after, did worse. When Baghdad surrendered, he murdered all 800,000 residents.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Shot in Cold Blood After Surrendering

But Tamerlane, whom the Boston Bomber was named after, did worse. When Baghdad surrendered, he murdered all 800,000 residents.

I thought that was Genghis Khan. I could be wrong.