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Mar 24, 2017 · Home →. Handbook of Texas →. Entries →. Travis, William Barret (1809–1836) By: Archie P. McDonald. Type: Biography. Published: 1952. Updated: March 24, 2017. Pre-Order our new book from TSHA Press!!! Eleven Days on the Colorado. William B. Travis. Courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
May 18, 2015 · Stories. Travis Writes from the Alamo: “Victory or Death” Surrounded by thousands of Mexican troops and facing near-certain death, Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis wrote what is...
Age: 26. Rank: Lieutenant Colonel. From: South Carolina. William Barret Travis, Texas commander at the battle of the Alamo, was the eldest of eleven children of Mark and Jemima (Stallworth) Travis.
February 23, 1836 - March 6, 1836. Location: San Antonio. United States. Participants: Mexico. Texas. Context: Texas Revolution.
Victory or Death™. On February 24, 1836, with the garrison surrounded and the Texan Army at the Alamo outnumbered, one of the most famous letters in American history was written by William B. Travis. It was addressed, “To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World.”.
4 days ago · 1809–March 6, 1836. William Barret Travis was only twenty-six years old when he died defending the Alamo. He came from Alabama just five years before, in 1831, leaving behind a failed career and marriage. Texas, a land he came to love, gave Travis a new life—and an early death.
May 23, 2018 · William Barret Travis. American patriot William Barret Travis (1809-1836) was a hero of the Texan War for Independence against Mexico. William Travis was born on Aug. 9, 1809, in present Saluda County, S.C. When he was 9, his family moved to a farm in Alabama.
