Received from: the USACategory: Postcrossing - official card
Date: November 2011
Distance: 8507 km
Time of travelling: 10 days
Front of the Alamo Shrine looking west from Alamo Plaza.
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event
in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas). All but two of the Texian defenders were killed. Santa Anna's perceived cruelty during the battle inspired many Texians—both Texas settlers and adventurers from the United States—to join the Texian Army. Buoyed by a desire for revenge, the Texians defeated the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, on April 21, 1836, ending the revolution.
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