Hundreds of civilians are believed to have died while fleeing east to Louisiana during the Texas Revolution 189 years ago.

The Alamo, where the defeat of Texas revolutionaries by Mexican forces inspired an iconic battle cry, marks its 189th ...

He figures in American history, too, in the story of the Texas Revolution and most notably, his defeat of the rebel forces at the Alamo. Early Lessons in Brutality Santa Anna was born in 1794 to a ...

Texans love their state, brush up on your knowledge of Lone Star history and find out where you celebrate Texas Independence ...

On February 23, 1836, the Alamo was attacked by about 1,000 Mexican troops, led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Over the course of two weeks, Santa Anna laid siege to the Alamo – and ...

Antonio López de Santa Anna arrived in San Antonio. Anglo and Tejano rebels who’d driven the centralist Mexican troops out of the town more than two months earlier retreated into the Alamo that ...

Feb. 23 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1836, soldiers under the command of Mexican President General Antonio López de Santa Anna began their assault on the Alamo Mission near present-day San ...

I am reminded that approximately 185 Texans were in the Alamo under siege by Santa Anna’s overwhelming army from Feb. 23 until it fell on March 6. That was when its defenders gave their lives to ...

it's the Alamo. Once a Franciscan mission, it was here that 189 Texans fought and lost their lives in 1836 during a 13-day siege by Mexican ruler, President Antonio López de Santa Anna.

He figures in American history, too, in the story of the Texas Revolution and most notably, his defeat of the rebel forces at the Alamo. Early Lessons in Brutality Santa Anna was born in 1794 to a ...