Susannah Dickinson was spared. She was the wife of Capt. Almaron Dickinson, who was killed at the Alamo.
There is no evidence that slavery even as a remote property issue would have been a motivational factor for the unique subset of defenders. They wanted to defend the Alamo.
Wit The Mexican forces led by Mexican leader, Santa Anna, defeated the Texans defending the Alamo. The Mexicans had an overwhelming number of troops and the Alamo was surrounded and undermanned.
The defenders of the Alamo were greatly outnumbered but fought on to give the American Army time to rally against the Mexican Army. Remember the Alamo became a rallying cry of the war with Mexico.
The Mexican commander was Santa Anna.
Four Alamo defenders had this last name: Taylor
Defenders at the Alamo
All the Alamo defenders were killed.
The Alamo.
The Alamo and San Jacinto
They were simply outnumbered by General Santa Anna's Mexican army.
The Alamo was not destroyed. It still exists today. In 1836, the Alamo's Texan defenders were killed to the last man, but the building was spared from destruction. Mexican field cannons were unable to breach the walls, and Santa Anna refused to wait for his siege cannon to arrive, so he ordered a costly but successful scaling attack over the North Wall of the Alamo. Today, the Alamo is very much intact.
There is no evidence that slavery even as a remote property issue would have been a motivational factor for the unique subset of defenders. They wanted to defend the Alamo.
Wit The Mexican forces led by Mexican leader, Santa Anna, defeated the Texans defending the Alamo. The Mexicans had an overwhelming number of troops and the Alamo was surrounded and undermanned.
No. It ended with the death of all 183 defenders and several hundred Mexican troops.
The defenders of the Alamo were greatly outnumbered but fought on to give the American Army time to rally against the Mexican Army. Remember the Alamo became a rallying cry of the war with Mexico.
General Santa Anna was commander.
The Mexican commander was Santa Anna.