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What is the Fort Alamo, Texas
An American historic place in Santo Antonio, TX
The Fort Alamo is a place where The Battle of the Alamo took place.
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 — March 6, 1836) was an important event in the Texas Revolution.
Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States), killing most of the Texians and Tejanos inside.
Art.
This is a drawing of the Alamo Mission in San Antonio. It was first printed in 1854 in Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion.
The Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 — April 21, 1836) was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Hispanic Texans) in putting up armed resistance to the centralist government of Mexico.
- On this date in 1836, the Mexican army began attacking the Alamo in Texas.
- The battle of the Alamo was fought over issues like Federalism, preservation of the Antebellum South, slavery, immigration rights, the cotton…