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Day One
Santa Anna's troops move into San Antonio. He demands that Travis surrender. The answer was an eighteen-pounder cannon shot. -
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The Thirteen Days of Glory
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Day Two
An ill Colonel Bowie is now bedridden and gives Travis full command. Travis writes his famous "Appeal for Aid". -
Day Three
Travis sends an appeal to Sam Houston. -
Day Four
Texians raid La Villita, a Mexican shanty town near the Alamo walls. -
Day Five
Travis sends James Bonham to get Fannin's help in Goliad. Winds bring the temperature to 39 degrees Fahrenheit. -
Day Six
There is little food and rest for the Texians. A new Mexican battery is placed 800 yards north of the Alamo. -
Day Seven
Temperature improves to 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Mexican troops move closer. -
Day Eight
32 reinforcements from Gonzales arrive at the Alamo. -
Day Nine
Texas is declared an Independent Republic, but unaware, Texians keep fighting. -
Day Ten
Bonham returns with a letter saying help is on the way and to hold out. Travis sends out his last known letters. -
Day Eleven
Mexicans advance to 200 yards from the north wall. -
Day Twelve
Mexican batteries advance to about 200 yards away. Travis draws a line in the sand and asks who will stay and fight with him. All men excep Louis Rose cross the line. Rose jumps the walls tonight and survives. -
Day Thirteen
At 5:00 in the morning, Mexican troops advance. The Alamo fell by 6:30 a.m with every Texian, volunteer and solider killed.
