William Barret "Buck" Travis became the commander.
After Jim Bowie fell ill, command of the Alamo was assumed by Colonel William B. Travis.
With Jim Bowie, he was in joint command of the Alamo.
It was James "Jim" Bowie.
William Travis and Jim Bowie shared command.
Travis, Bowie, Crockett for the good side, and for the bad side, Santa Anna.
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With Jim Bowie, he was in joint command of the Alamo.
It was James "Jim" Bowie.
William Travis and Jim Bowie shared command.
James bowie arrived at the Alamo in January of 1836
Travis, Bowie, Crockett for the good side, and for the bad side, Santa Anna.
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James Bowie was a rebelious and adventerous fighter at the Alamo. But, a few days into the seige, he became fataly ill and had to pass command over to William B. Travis. more: He was from Kentucky, and although he was famous for, and made famous the Bowie knife, his brother was the one who actually invented it.
Jim Bowie
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Jim Bowie.
James Black, a blacksmith, created the bowie knife for Jim Bowie himself. After Jim died at the alamo, everyone said they wanted "Jim Bowie's knife." So James started to make them behind his leather curtain, keeping the process from everyone, even though on his deathbed he wanted to share the process with a friend, but couldn't remember how he made it. To sum everything up, No. Jim Bowie used the knife that James Black made, and the knife became popular after Bowie's death at the Alamo. Bowie fanatics (including me) love the knives, and feel like it is an amazing part of Texan history. Bowie's heroism caused the knife to become well known across the country, and that is why the name is the "Bowie knife," because it was the knife Jim used the most.
He commanded the Texian Volunteers originally, then shared command with William Travis, a colonel with the regular army. Davy Crockett was also a colonel there, but did not assume real command.