William B. Travis By echilds8789 Aug 1, 1809 Born William B. Travis was born in South Carolina. Jan 1, 1818 Moved to Alabama Oct 11, 1828 Married to Rosanna E. Cato Oct 11, 1830 Member of Alabama Militia Oct 19, 1830 Relations between Texas and Mexico reach new low. Apr 11, 1831 Leaves Alabama for Texas May 21, 1831 Files for first land claim Aug 19, 1831 Travis recieves land from Stephen F. Austin Oct 11, 1832 Anahuac Disturbance Period: Oct 11, 1832 to Oct 11, 1835 Moves to San Felipe Oct 19, 1832 130 Men Cross the Sabine River from Louisiana Oct 19, 1832 Travis remarries his wife Period: Jun 1, 1835 to Oct 17, 1835 Months leading up to Texas Revolution Oct 11, 1835 2nd Anahuac Disturbance Nov 11, 1835 Autumn: Battle of Bejar (San Antonio) Feb 3, 1836 Battle of the Alamo Begins Feb 8, 1836 Davy Crockett and 12 Tennessee Mounted Volunteers join Travis Feb 24, 1836 Travis wrote a letter asking for reinforcements Feb 25, 1836 William Travis becomes leader of the Battle of the Alamo Mar 5, 1836 Travis supposedly drew his famous line in the sand and all but one man fought with him Mar 6, 1836 Travis and 180 other men die defending the Alamo Mar 6, 1836 Fighting at the Battle of the Alamo began
