“On this day in 1836, the chapel of San Antonio de Valero Mission,
under siege for thirteen days by the Mexican army under General Antonio
Lopez de Santa Anna, was subjected to an early morning assault. After
a fierce battle, lasting for perhaps some 90 minutes, the defenses
of the Alamo were overrun and all the defenders were killed. The slogan
“Remember the Alamo!” subsequently became a rallying cry for the Texas
Revolution, and the Alamo became a shrine to fallen Texas heroes.”
With contemporary similarities, albeit still disputed.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 