The Siege of The Alamo, 1836. The Violent Slaughter that made modern America. Heroic Last Stand.

The fall of the Alamo ignited a fierce, unrelenting resistance to Santa Anna’s advance, forging the resolve that would drive his army into the dirt and wrest from him the independence of Texas. The Alamo. February 23 - March 6, 1836. Texian Forces: ~ 189 Texans. Mexican Forces: 4,000 - 6,000 Soldiers. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Hardin, Stephen. Texian Iliad.Huffines, Alan. Blood of Noble Men.Proctor, Ben. The Battle of the Alamo.Long, Charles. 1836: The Alamo.Related Episodes: ...