Happy Texas Day (497 hits)
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Submitted by Drew "ajanssen" Janssen (View user info) at 2006-10-31 22:48:07 EST
Happy Texas Day. How white boys got fucked at the Alamo keepin wetbacks out of Texas.
At the end of 12 days the number of Mexican forces attacking the post was reported as high as 4,000 to 5,000, but only about 1,400 to 1,600 soldiers were used in the investment and the final assault. 6,500 soldiers had originally set out from San Luis Potosí, but illness and desertion had since reduced the force. The Mexican siege was scientific and professionally conducted in the Napoleonic style. After a 13-day period in which the defenders were tormented with bands blaring at night (including buglers sounding the no-mercy call El Degüello), occasional artillery fire, and an ever closing ring of Mexicans cutting off potential escape routes, Santa Anna planned the final assault for March 6. Santa Anna raised a blood red flag which made his message perfectly clear. No quarter would be given for the defenders.
Lt. Col. Travis wrote in his final dispatches: "The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion otherwise the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken — I have answered their demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls — I shall never surrender or retreat."
The Mexican army attacked the Alamo in four columns plus a reserve and a pursuit and security force, starting at around 5:30 AM. The first column of 300 to 400 men led by Martín Perfecto de Cos moved towards the northwest corner of the Alamo. The second was of 380 men commanded by Col. Francisco Duque. The third column comprised 400 soldiers led by Col. José María Romero. The fourth comprised 100 cazadores (light infantry) commanded by Col. Juan Morales. The attacking columns had to cover 200 to 300 yards (200 to 300 m) of open ground before they could reach the Alamo walls. To prevent any attempted escape by the fleeing Texians or reinforcements from coming in, Santa Anna placed 350 cavalry under Brig. Gen. Ramírez y Sesma to patrol the surrounding countryside.
The Texians initially pushed back one of the attacking columns, although Cos' column was able to breach the Alamo's weak north wall fairly quickly, where the first defenders fell, among them William Barret Travis, who was allegedly killed by a shot to the head. Meanwhile, the rest of Santa Anna's columns continued the assault while Cos's men flooded into the fortress. The Alamo defenders were spread too thin to adequately defend both the walls and the invading Mexicans. By 6:30 that morning, nearly all of the Alamo defenders had been slain in brutal hand-to-hand combat. Famous defender Jim Bowie is reported by some survivors to have been bayoneted and shot to death in his cot. The battle, from the initial assault to the capture of the Alamo, lasted only an hour. According to a Mexican report [citation needed], a group of male survivors were executed after the battle. Famous defender Davy Crockett was alleged to be among them, but this claim is subject to heavy controversy (see below).
The victorious Mexicans released two dozen surviving women and children, as well as Bowie's slave Sam and Travis' slave Joe after the battle. Before disappearing into history, Joe told of seeing a slave named John killed in the Alamo assault and another black woman killed. Another reported survivor was Brigido Guerrero, a Mexican army deserter who had joined the Texian cause. He was able to convince the Mexican soldiers that he had been a prisoner held against his will. In addition, Henry Wornell (sometimes spelled Warnell in early accounts) was reportedly able to escape the battle, but died from his wounds three months later.
Casualties
Mexican: There are wide variations among reports regarding the number of Mexican casualties at the Alamo (see below). However, most historians and military analysts accept those reports which place the number of Mexican casualties at approx. 1000. [citation needed]
Texian: 183 to 250 Texian and Tejano bodies were found at the Alamo after the battle, though Santa Anna's official report back to Mexico City, dictated to his personal secretary Ramón Martínez Caro, stated 600 rebel bodies were found. Historians believe this to be a false claim. All but one of the bodies were burned by the Mexicans; the sole exception being Gregorio Esparza, who was buried rather than burned because his brother Francisco had served as an activo and had fought under General Cos in the Siege of Béxar.
User Reviews
Submitted by Sepsis (user info) at 2006-11-04 17:31:51 EST (#)
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looks like somebody found wikipedia... asshole
Submitted by Newty (user info) at 2006-11-04 17:05:21 EST (#)
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you know i seriously couldn't care less. but you get plus points for mentioning Texas, home of many of my American friends
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2006-11-04 16:54:29 EST (#)
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"Submitted by d_prime (user info) at 2006-11-04 16:41:02 (#)
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Glad you're back Drew."
Submitted by d_prime (user info) at 2006-11-04 16:41:02 EST (#)
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Glad you're back Drew.
Submitted by livEvil (user info) at 2006-11-01 13:37:44 EST (#)
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Nice cut-n-paste job.
Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2006-11-01 13:32:35 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-11-01 13:25:10 EST (#)
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good
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2006-11-01 13:07:36 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by FartSmeller (user info) at 2006-11-01 09:54:00 EST (#)
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Hoorah Texas! Killing wetbacks is what they do best.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-11-01 03:15:38 EST (#)
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I wish I lived in Texas right now. My bed is freezing cold. My nipples are very hard. Very erect. And my head hurts real bad. And I feel like I have been working on midterms for the past two weeks and there is no freckin end in sight.
Submitted by BadAssJulie (user info) at 2006-11-01 02:26:40 EST (#)
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HALLOWEEN!
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2006-11-01 02:19:33 EST (#)
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its nevada day julie
Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2006-11-01 02:16:51 EST (#)
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THE STARS AT NIGHT
ARE BIG AND BRIGHT
*CLAP*
*CLAP*
*CLAP*
*CLAP*
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS!
REMEMBER THE ALAMO!
i miss San Antonio...
Submitted by BadAssJulie (user info) at 2006-11-01 02:13:43 EST (#)
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Happy Halloween!
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2006-11-01 02:09:44 EST (#)
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I own las vegas
Submitted by Tony_the_Tiger_is_a_Pedophile (user info) at 2006-11-01 01:52:33 EST (#)
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Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2006-10-31 23:15:08 (#)
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did this happen on oct 31?
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it doesn't matter, texas is better than nevada and therefore takes over all dates that apply to that sucky state. las vegas is not part of nevada, don't make that argument, it is it's wn country.
Submitted by ajanssen (user info) at 2006-10-31 23:21:04 EST (#)
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Maybe it did or MAYBE IT DID.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2006-10-31 23:15:08 EST (#)
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did this happen on oct 31?