The Alamo is about the battle for San Antonio in 1835. The siege San Antonio became the first major campaign of the Texas Revolution. From October until early December 1835 an army of Texan volunteers laid siege to a Mexican army in San Antonio de Bexar. The Alamo is a historic structure in the center of San Antonio. A famous battle was fought there from February 23 to March 6, 1836, during the war for Texan independence. To prevent the …
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…South Carolina 15 volunteers from Tennessee, Thirty-two volunteers from Gonzales who were the only who responded to the repeated appeals for help of Colonel Travis. All other 81 volunteers came from different countries like England, Scotland, Germany, and Ireland and from various States. General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had over 2,000 men plus an unknown number of "soldaderas" which are camp followers. At the end of the Battle of Alamo, Santa Anna's Loss was estimated at 600 men.