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General Martín Perfecto de Cos arrives at San Antonio de Béxar
General Martín Perfecto de Cos arrives at San Antonio de Béxar, bringing the number of Centralist forces in the town to approximately 1,200 -
Texians defeat Centralists
October 28, 1835 - Texians defeat Centralists in skirmish near Mission Concepcion -
Texians capture pack train
November 26, 1835 - Texians capture pack train bringing forage for Cos' cavalry -
December 4, 1835 - Colonel Benjamin R. Milam rallies Texians
December 4, 1835 - Colonel Benjamin R. Milam rallies Texians for an assault on Cos' garrison in San Antonio de Béxar -
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Battle of Bexar rages as Texians fight their way into town.
December 5-10, 1835 - Battle of Béxar rages as Texians fight their way into town - Cos surrenders his army, which is then paroled -
Colonel James C. Neill receives orders to take command
December 21, 1835 - Colonel James C. Neill receives orders to take command at San Antonio de Béxar - garrison consists of about 100 men -
Colonel Jame Bowie arrives to investigate the military situation
January 19, 1836 - Colonel James Bowie arrives to investigate the military situation for governor Henry Smith and General Sam Houston -
February 2, 1836 - Bowie and Neill vow
February 2, 1836 - Bowie and Neill vow ". . . we will rather die in these ditches than give it up to the enemy." Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis arrives with 30 men -
February 8, 1836 - Former Congressman David Crockett arrives in San Antonio de Béxar
February 8, 1836 - Former Congressman David Crockett arrives in San Antonio de Béxar with 12 volunteers -
February 14, 1836 - Travis and Bowie agree to share command at San Antonio de Béxar
February 14, 1836 - Travis and Bowie agree to share command at San Antonio de Béxar after Colonel Neill received a temporary leave of absence -
February 23, 1836 - Antonio López de Santa Anna and the Centralist forces arrive and the Siege of the Alamo begins
February 23, 1836 - Antonio López de Santa Anna and the Centralist forces arrive and the Siege of the Alamo begins -
March 6, 1836 - The Alamo falls in a predawn assault
March 6, 1836 - The Alamo falls in a predawn assault -
March-May 1836- The Alamo reoccupied by Centralist forces
March-May 1836 - The Alamo reoccupied by Centralist forces -
May-June 1836
May-June1836 - Centralist forces are ordered out of Texas following Santa Anna's capture at the Battle of San Jacinto - the Alamo's fortifications are destroyed by the Centralist garrison
