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Battle of the Alamo

Abi Alvarado
• A general, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, was president
of Mexico. In early 1836, he led an army of several
thousand men into Texas to end the revolt .He headed
towar San Antonio. There, some 180 Texans held off
Santa Anna’s army for nearly two weeks. Finally, on
March 6, the Mexican forces stormed the Alamo.
• Fierce hand-to-hand fighting followed. By the end of the
battle of the battle of the a Alamo , all of the defenders
were killed. They included Davy Crocket and James
Bowie, two famous men of the frontier. Around 600
Mexican solders were killed or wouned.

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