They were simply outnumbered by General Santa Anna's Mexican army.
the defenders of the Alamo willingly placed them selves in harms way to protect their country
49 Texans and several people from Europe.
There were 41 defenders,. Several were from Europe.
All the defenders died, and the Mexicans burned the bodies.
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.
There were several non-Texans who came to the Alamo's defense. The Alamo's defenders consisted of 41 European born men, 2 Jewish men, 2 African-Americans, and the remainder were Americans from states other than Texas. Only 13 men in the Battle of the Alamo were Texan born.
All the Alamo defenders were killed.
they Had Between 182 And 188 Men In The Alamo Of Texans.....
The biggest single reason why the Texans were unable to hold the Alamo was because there were 185 Texans in the Alamo, opposed by several THOUSAND Mexicans, who also had a strong advantage in artillery. That the defenders were able to delay Santa Ana's advance as long as they did was practically miraculous. Most accounts of the fall of the Alamo depict it as a defeat, but it was not; the Mexican victory was Pyrrhic. In the context of the larger war for Texas independence against Mexico, the defense of the Alamo was a spectacular victory, because it delayed Santa Ana's army for weeks, giving the main force of the Texans to be gathered for the following battles.
None. All the Alamo defenders were from human mothers.
The Battle of the Alamo ended in total defeat for the Texas defenders.
Four Alamo defenders had this last name: Taylor