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Armies of The AlamoSlide2
The Texans
Colonel William Travis
Jim Bowie
Davy Crockett180-250 men21 gunsSlide3
Colonel William Travis, Jim Bowie & Davy Crockett
Crockett was American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician
Bowie was a legendary figure in Texas history
American pioneer
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soldier, smuggler, slave trader, and land speculator
Travis was an American lawyer and soldier
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e was a lieutenant colonel in the Texas ArmySlide4
The Mexicans
General Antonio López de Santa Anna
6,000
men20 gunsSlide5
General Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Mexican political leader, general, and president
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reatly influenced early Mexican and Spanish politics and government
R
uthless opponent by the TexansSlide6
The Battle
B
attle in the fight for the independence of Texas from Mexico
Spanish troops occupied the abandoned building, calling it AlamoAlmost 200 Texan volunteers occupied the AlamoAfter unsuccessfully defending the Alamo for 13 days against an army of thousands of Mexican soldiers, the Texans were overcome and defeatedSlide7Slide8
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/monuments/alamo/
http://www.thealamo.org/battle/battle.php
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qea02
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