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How The Attack On The Alamo Was Carried Out On March 6, 1836

The Preparation. At 12 midnight on March 6th 1836 General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna ordered his officers and line sergeants to wake the troops quietly and begin to form all the companies in preparation for an assault on the Alamo compound. Most of the 187 defenders were asleep except for a few wh

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How The Attack On The Alamo Was Carried Out On March 6, 1836

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    1. How The Attack On The Alamo Was Carried Out On March 6, 1836

    2. The Preparation At 12 midnight on March 6th 1836 General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna ordered his officers and line sergeants to wake the troops quietly and begin to form all the companies in preparation for an assault on the Alamo compound. Most of the 187 defenders were asleep except for a few who were on guard duty that night.

    3. Phase I At 5 A.M. all the Mexican soldiers were prepared to attack. As they began their approach an anxious soldier yelled, “Viva Santa Anna! Viva la Republica!” The defenders were then alerted that an attack was beginning. They rushed to their positions and began firing at the 1000 advancing troops from three (3) sides.

    4. Phase I continued From the south Colonel Juan Morales attacked the palisade where David Crockett and his Tennesseans held their ground with their Kentucky long rifles and cannon fire. Colonel Morales, losing many soldiers, led his men to the west side to take cover at the old houses called “Jacales”. From the northeast, Colonel Jose Romero suffered the same fate and retreated. From the north, Colonel Duque was turned back by the north wall battery where William Baret Travis was defending. From the northeast, General de Cos was sent back due to the heavy fire from both rifle and cannon.

    5. Phase II Colonel Morales attacks again from the west side where he figures the defense is not as heavy as the south side. With Colonel Duque wounded, General Castrillon takes over and attacks the North wall again. This time the soldiers are in a mass panic and they begin firing on each other and climbing over the person in front to try to climb the wall. General Cos sees the confusion at the north wall and takes his men to the northwest side. Colonel Romero is pushed over to the north wall where his men are caught in the confusion of Castrillon’s men.

    6. Phase III After mass confusion on the north wall, General Castrillon’s soldiers finally make it over the wall with the help of snipers in the back of the columns firing up at the defenders. General Cos’ soldiers finally broke through the northwest side using axes and crow bars. Colonel Morales’ soldiers make it over the west side where the defenders were less in number. Colonel Romero’s soldiers attacked and made it over the stables in the back of the compound.

    7. Final Outcome All 187 defenders died in the attack that March 6th. It has been listed that the Mexican army lost any where from 600 to 900 soldiers during the attack. Today the Alamo stands in the center of downtown San Antonio as a testament to the 187 brave men that held their ground for freedom and liberty. The Alamo means many things to many people from various parts of the world. What does it mean to you?

    8. The Many Faces of the Alamo

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