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The Battle of the Alamo was a war of land ownership between Old Mexico and Texas. It was a war full of suffering and pain. The Texan army was greatly outnumbered, in comparison to the Mexican army. The Texans needed a plan to win, their plan was dangerous, some left the fort because they did not agree. It was a war for their lives.
The main leaders and plan makers of this battle, were Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and for the opposing country, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led his troops. They all had their favorite weapons. Davy Crockett was, known for his a gun called “Old Betsy”. Jim Bowie had a sharp hunting knife, which now is called the Bowie Knife (after his last name). Santa Anna had a well-made gun, their weapons prepared them for battle.
The overall background of the Battle of the Alamo is quite interesting. It all started with the Texans driving the Mexicans out of Mexican Texas. Santa Anna, at that time, was the military leader directly under the President of Mexico. Santa Anna was filled with sadness about leaving Old Mexico and losing land to this new country called Texas. His sadness quickly turned to rage. He wanted revenge and could plan this revenge in the form of a war.
Soon, the battle started, within a few days of the war the Texans realized that they were greatly outnumbered. They needed a plan and fast before they were all killed. Their plan was to come out of hiding and pretend that there were more men than they actually had, against the Mexican army. But first, the Texans needed reinforcements to help them.
The Texans army was struggling with small numbers of men and short supplies, The Texan army was decreasing. Finally, a few reinforcements came. on February 3rd William Travis came up with 30 men along with a little artillery.
The war outlook of this was already looking gloomy, but what made it even worse was that most of the time the weather was around 39 degrees. Because of the weather, and the inhalation of the smoke from the guns the few people got sick, including James Bowie. He nearly died of sickness. Because of that, he had to turn his leadership to William Travis. The skirmishes that happened at the Alamo was horrific, the Alamo in the first week took on 200 cannonballs from the Mexican army.
On March 1, the Texans used their smarts to deceive the Mexicans, by using their guns, pretended that there were more people in the fort than there really was. During the end of the war, the Mexicans lost nine and four were injured, the Texans only lost one man. In the end, the Mexicans walked away, owning a new state and victourous
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