Siege of the 13 Days Alamo Day 1

Siege of the 13 Days Alamo

Day 1: Tuesday February 23, 1836 General Lopez de Santa Anna arrived in San Antonio that afternoon with his army. The Mexican Colonel Williamsoldiers B. Travis ordered A blood red was raised above the San fired back and the siege a cannon fired in response. Fernando Church, signifying of the Alamo had begun. that no prisoners taken. It was to last 13 days.

Day 2: Wednesday February 24, 1836 Gravely ill, Colonel James Bowie turned over command of the volunteers to Colonel Travis sent Captain Albert Martin to Gonzales with a letter addressed: “To The People of Texas and All Americans in the World. ”

Day 3: Thursday February 25, 1836 A messenger reached Colonel James W. Fannin at Goliad. In San Antonio, Santa Anna moved his batteries closer to the walls. A strong Northern blew in that night around 9: 00 P. M.

Day 4: Friday February 26, 1836 A skirmish occurred east of the when a group of Texans, who had left the Alamo to gather wood, encountered Mexican troops. The Mexican army tried to cut the Alamo’s water supply.

Day 5: Saturday February 27, 1836 James Butler Bonham left the Alamo and headed for Goliad and Gonzales. Back at the Alamo, nighttime activity by the Mexicans kept Texans on alert, allowing very little sleep.

Day 6: Sunday February 28, 1836 Colonel Fannin left Goliad at the head of a relief column, but turned back after only traveling a short distance. Mexican artillery fell in and around the Alamo throughout the day.

Day 7: Monday February 29, 1836 Santa Anna’s batteries moved still closer to the Alamo’s walls. The Mexican Commander reviewed his troops. The Gonzales Ranging Company (32 men strong and commanded by Captain Albert Martin) left that town determined to reinforce the Alamo. [Note that 1836 was a Leap Year. ]

Day 8: Tuesday March 1, 1836 The Gonzales Ranging Company arrived at the Alamo at 3: 00 a. m. , raising hopes that others would soon follow. Texans fired two cannon shots at the house on Main Plaza occupied by Santa Anna—one hit the house but he was unharmed.

Day 9: Wednesday March 2, 1836 Heavy Mexicans cannonading continued. Inside the Alamo, the defenders were unaware that delegates meeting at Washington-on-the. Brazos had signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Day 10: Thursday March 3, 1836 James Butler Bonham returned from Goliad to report that Colonel Fannin was not coming to the Alamo’s aid.

Day 11: Friday March 4, 1836 Mexican cannonading started early and continued all day.

Day 12: Saturday March 5, 1836 According to a popular legend, Colonel Travis drew a line on the ground with his sword and then asked those willing to stay and fight to cross over and join him. The Mexican bombardment ended at 10: 00 p. m.

Day 13: Sunday March 6, 1836 1: 00 a. m. The weary Texans slept while the Mexican troops moved into positions. 2: 00 a. m. Santa Anna and Colonel Juan N. Almonte discussed the battle plans. 3: 00 a. m. The Mexican troops were still moving into positions. 4: 00 a. m. The troops, now in position, laid on the ground in silence. 5: 00 a. m. Santa Anna gave the signal to advance just after 5: 00 a. m. Four columns of Mexican troops advanced on the Alamo. Casualties on both sides mounted during the intense fighting. The troops scaled the north wall and poured into the compound. The fighting moved to Long Barrack, Low Barrack, and former church.

Day 13: Sunday March 6, 1836 6: 30 a. m. THE ALAMO HAS FALLEN

In Honor and Memory of……….

James Bowie April 10, 1796 – March 6, 1836 age 39 David Crockett August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) Age 49

William Barret Travis August 9, 1809 – March 6, 1836 age 26 And many, many more ….

Abamillo, Juan Allen, Robert Andross, Miles De. Forrest Autry, Micajah Badillo, Juan A. Bailey, Peter James III Baker, Isaac G. Baker, William Charles M. Ballentine, John J. Ballantine, Richard W. Baugh, John J. Bayliss, Joseph Blair, John Blair, Samuel Blazeby, William Bonham, James Butler Bourne, Daniel Bowman, Jesse B. Brown, George Brown, James Brown, Robert Buchanan, James Burns, Samuel E. Butler, George, D. Cain, John Campbell, Robert Carey, William R. Clark, Charles Henry Clark, M. B. Cloud, Daniel William Cochran, Robert E. Cottle, George Washington Courtman, Henry Crawford, Lemuel Crossman, Robert Cummings, David P. Cunningham, Robert Darst, Jacob C. Davis, John Day, Freeman H. K. Day, Jerry C. Daymon, Squire Dearduff, William Dennison, Stephen Despallier, Charles Dewall, Lewis Dickinson, Almeron Dillard, John Henry Dimpkins, James R. Duvalt, Andrew Espalier, Carlos Esparza, Gregorio Evans, Robert Evans, Samuel B. Ewing, James L. Faunterloy, William Keener Fishbaugh, William Flanders, John Floyd, Dolphin Ward Forsyth, John Hubbard Fuentes, Antonio Fuqua, Galba Garnett, William Garrand, James W. Garrett, James Girard Garvin, John E. . Gaston, John E. . George, James Goodrich, John C. Grimes, Albert Calvin Guerrero, José María Gwynne, James C. Hannum, James Harris, John Harrison, Andrew Jackson Harrison, William B. Hawkins, Joseph M. Hays, John M. Heiskell, Charles M. Herndon, Patrick Henry Hersee, William Daniel Holland, Tapley Holloway, Samuel Howell, William D. Jackson, Thomas Jackson, William Daniel Jameson, Green B. Jennings, Gordon C. Jimenes (Ximenes), Damacio Johnson, Lewis Wales Johnson, William Jones, John Kellog, John Benjamin Kenney, James Kent, Andrew Kerr, Joseph Kimbell, George C. King, William Philip Lewis, William Irvine Lightfoot, William J. Lindley, Jonathan L. Linn, William Losoya, Toribio Main, George Washington Malone, William T. Marshall, William Martin, Albert Mc. Cafferty, Edward Mc. Coy, Jesse Mc. Dowell, William Mc. Gee, James Mc. Gregor, John Mc. Kinney, Robert Melton, Eliel Miller, Thomas R. Mills, William Millsaps, Isaac Mitchell, Edwin T. Mitchell, Napoleon B. Mitchusson, Edward F. Moore, Robert B. Moore, Willis A. Musselman, Robert Nava, Andrés Neggan, George Nelson, Edward Nelson, George Northcross, James Nowlan, James Pagan, George Parker, Christopher Adam Nelson, Andrew M. Parks, William Perry, Richardson Pollard, Amos Reynolds, John Purdy Roberts, Thomas H. Robertson, James Waters Robinson, Isaac Rose, James M. Rusk, Jackson J. Rutherford, Joseph Ryan, Isaac Scurlock, Mial Sewell, Marcus L. Shied, Manson Simmons, Cleveland Kinlock Smith, Andrew H. Smith, Charles S. Smith, Joshua G. Smith, William H. Starr, Richard Stewart, James E. Stockton, Richard L. Summerlin, A. Spain Summers, William E. Sutherland, William De. Priest Taylor, Edward Taylor, George Taylor, James Taylor, William Thomas, B. Archer M. Thomas, Henry Thompson, Jesse G. Thomson, John W. Thruston, John, M. Trammel, Burke Tumlinson, George W. Tylee, James Walker, Asa Walker, Jacob Ward, William B. Warnell, Henry Washington, Joseph G. Waters, Thomas Wells, William White, Isaac White, Robert Williamson, Hiram James Wills, William Wilson, David L. Wilson, John Wolf, Anthony Wright, Claiborne Zanco, Charles John – a Black Freedman

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