The Alamo, where the defeat of Texas revolutionaries by Mexican forces inspired an iconic battle cry, marks its 189th anniversary on Thursday.

The Alamo is undoubtedly the most recognizable and photographed structure in San Antonio. But its shape is not unique. Around ...

The theory is supported by Mexican officers' accounts that Crockett was among several Alamo defenders dispatched after the battle under orders from Mexican Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna.

The Runaway Scrape, an arduous evacuation of a panicked sea of humanity fleeing eastward during Santa Anna’s 1836 Texas campaign, has been overshadowed by stories of the Alamo and San Jacinto.

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This would lead to the fall of the Alamo to Mexican forces on March 6 ... army and captured Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. The Republic of Texas lasted nine years with Texas ...

A little over 50 years after the siege of the Alamo, the old chapel with that ... and under order of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, opened fire on the rebels. One survivor said the young men died ...

It was here that Wild West legend James Bowie was married and that General Antonio López de Santa Anna indicated his plans for the Alamo. Local legend claims that many heroes from the Alamo ...

After many hard-fought battles were lost by Texans (including the Alamo in San Antonio), Gen ... after many casualties and Mexican General Santa Anna disguised himself as a private and absconded.

Mostly sunny with a high of 70 °F (21.1 °C). Winds SW at 8 to 9 mph (12.9 to 14.5 kph). Night - Mostly clear. Winds variable at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 49 °F (9. ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from W to WNW at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 48 °F (8.9 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 63 °F (17.2 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 8 mph (6 ...