"Of all the battles of the Texas Revolution, the Battle of the Alamo (6 March 1836) is the most famous. It is not only among the best-known and most widely studied in American history but also around the world. The battle was the culmination of the 13-day Siege of the Alamo (23 February to 6 March 1836), during which Mexican forces under President and General Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794-1876) surrounded and vastly outnumbered the Texian and Tejano garrison of the Alamo."
"On the morning of 6 March 1836, Santa Anna ordered a full-scale assault on the fort. The defenders were all killed in the battle, except for 5-7, who surrendered. Since Santa Anna had designated anyone who took up arms against Mexico a land pirate, and since pirates were executed without trial, those who surrendered - including David "Davy" Crockett (1786 to 1836) - were killed immediately following the battle."
"Santa Anna believed his brutal treatment of the Alamo defenders would send a clear message to Texian rebels to expect the same and, so, end the rebellion in Texas. It actually had the opposite effect, encouraging more men to join General Sam Houston's army to avenge those who fell at the Alamo and, later, at the Goliad Massacre on 27 March."
The Battle of the Alamo on 6 March 1836 culminated a 13-day siege during which President and General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican forces surrounded and vastly outnumbered the Texian and Tejano garrison. On the morning of 6 March Santa Anna ordered a full-scale assault; nearly all defenders were killed, and those who surrendered, including Davy Crockett, were executed as pirates. Santa Anna expected the brutality to suppress the rebellion, but it instead motivated more men to join Sam Houston's army. Houston defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto on 21 April 1836, forcing the Treaties of Velasco and securing Texas independence. The Alamo chapel originated as a 1718 mission, with the chapel built in 1758 and walls enclosing three acres.
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