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Armies of The Alamo

Armies of The Alamo. The Texans. Colonel William Travis Jim Bowie Davy Crockett 180-250 men 21 guns. Colonel William Travis, Jim Bowie & Davy Crockett. Crockett was American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. Travis was an American lawyer and soldier

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Armies of The Alamo

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  1. Armies of The Alamo

  2. The Texans • Colonel William Travis • Jim Bowie • Davy Crockett • 180-250 men • 21 guns

  3. Colonel William Travis, Jim Bowie & Davy Crockett • Crockett was American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician • Travis was an American lawyer and soldier • He was a lieutenant colonel in the Texas Army • Bowie was a legendary figure in Texas history • American pioneer, soldier, smuggler, slave trader, and land speculator

  4. The Mexicans • General Antonio López de Santa Anna • 6,000 men • 20 guns

  5. General Antonio López de Santa Anna • A Mexican political leader, general, and president • Greatly influenced early Mexican and Spanish politics and government • Ruthless opponent by the Texans

  6. The Battle • Battle in the fight for the independence of Texas from Mexico • Spanish troops occupied the abandoned building, calling it Alamo • Almost 200 Texan volunteers occupied the Alamo • After unsuccessfully defending the Alamo for 13 days against an army of thousands of Mexican soldiers, the Texans were overcome and defeated

  7. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/monuments/alamo/ • http://www.thealamo.org/battle/battle.php • http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qea02 • Google images

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