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Lieutenant Colonel William Travis
- Lieutenant Colonel William Travis is tasked with defending the Alamo, a former mission in San Antonio.
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When the Alamo Cenotaph was created by Pompeo Coppini in 1939, the 187 defender names on the monument came from the research of Amelia Williams, considered the leading Alamo authority of her day. Her work is still used by some as a benchmark, although skepticism has been voiced.
Many know the famous names of James Bowie, William B. Travis, and David Crockett as men who died defending the Alamo, but there were about 200 others there during the Battle. These men came from a variety of backgrounds and places, but all came together to fight for Texas liberty.
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States), killing most of the ...
- February 23-March 6, 1836
- Mexican victory
Battle of the Alamo, battle during the Texas Revolution that occurred from February 23 to March 6, 1836, in San Antonio, Texas. It ended in a decisive victory for Mexican forces over “Texian” volunteers, who were annihilated.
defenders of San Antonio, arriving on February 23, 1836. With 2500 men, he immediately laid siege to the Alamo, a patched-up old Franciscan mission that could hardly be called a fort. Minimally defending its walls would have required 400 to 500 men. But, right up to 5:30 a.m. on March 6, a group of defenders not even half that size gave it ...
Mar 4, 2010 · Though vastly outnumbered, the Alamo’s 200 defenders–commanded by James Bowie and William Travis and including the famed frontiersman Davy Crockett—held out for 13 days before the...
Nov 22, 2021 · Among the defenders was James Bowie, a land prospector, slave trader and militiaman. He is also famous for designing the Bowie knife with his brother Rezin, according to Alamo.org.
