Prologue Of Álamo's Alamo

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Álamo, located in San Antonio TX, made a mark. A mark in history.But technically it’s not the building, it’s what happened inside. ~Prologue~ An eerie night. 12 men sitting around the fire. Finishing up the stew brought from a recent kill. There was some small chattering going around the group. “Hey, have you heard that there is new land up in the states. And there is promised freedom to all that come. I want to go.” “Now hold up. Us Texans are sitting under the law the the Mexicans. It’s not fair. And trust me, I bet a silver coin they would never give us a right to go over there. Honest, I don’t care what they say,I’m fighting my way out if I have to.” “You know instead of sneaking outlets fight, to let all of the Mexicans know we’re free.” …show more content…

The angry Texans marked them selves across the Rio Grande River into Mexican territory. Knowing they were close. They hid out in the Alamo waiting to strike. Hiding for three days Mexican troops had got rumors of Texans hiding out in the Alamo. After the news a few hours later the troops were on their way. They carried over five canons along with them and over 5000 men. Soon the first shot was fired. When the first bombing came to the church the Texans held out. For the second they did the same. When the third bomb came, the Texans could no longer hold out. They were becoming destroyed. They used a message system to lean out to Cornel Bowie.Thankfully he was able to bring 40 more men to help. The battle was a continuous death and blood shed. But the thing is the Texans never gave up because they wanted their freedom. During the war a man had rode into town and made signs that said, “ Men needed to help fight the war for our freedom.” Only about 25 men offered to help which wasn’t much to help. The men who had helped lead theses volunteers George Collinsworth and Benjamin Milam. On day 12 of the battle, wild West hero Davy Crockett had arrived to fight the battle. By that point already over 600 men had died. And only 200 from the Mexican side.The span of the war ended up being for 13 days. And many important man had died in that battle, including Davey Crockett. He came, fought the battle. Then disappeared. None knows for sure if he had really died. The men searched the rubble and he was never found. But they all remember him as an amazing person. After the Texans had badly lost the war. They got fired up, and tired of losing. So they struck again. That battle was called San Jacinto. And they won, with freedom in their

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