plus you have different people of sam houston is one of them. this ways we should do. we should take our troops and this is my plan. there is so much infighting that nothing is getting done. brian: after the alamo is take and the general is ousted he was released with a promise not to fight again. sam houston gives orders to no longer hold the alamo, recognizing it wouldn t be wise. but travis, bowie and crockett think otherwise. they are holding it because of the town. the alamo is important because of where it is. the town of bejar has two spatle spots where the texans capture it and it sets up a logic if rebels are captured, the government thoos recapture it. brian: james bowie went in and
felt was important. brian: you have two brave commanders, jim bowie and allen travis. travis was courageous. and bowie was famous in his hone right for create can the bowie knights in louisiana. he was known as a crocodile alligator character out of the bayous. bowie and correct and travis and others decided, we are going to dig in our heels and it s freedom or death that we are going to make our stand here. it was like a second american revolution in their mind. brian: show us what they were up against. you brought an overhead shot of the what it looks like today. we see the chapel and we think that s the alamo. actually the alamo was a pretty
mexican troops? gunshot range and close their can noons even closer. brian: travis writes these wonderful letters that live on forever. he end it with what? victory or death. he knows he s not going to be reinforced and he decided not to leave. he decided to make the stand. you talk about time. the texans are here. as the mexicans arrive you have 13 days of a standoff, not a daily fight. but a standoff. during those 13 days the mexicans are getting stronger. they are moving ca canons close. courage is different in every person. but most people are not courageous alone. you get courage from the people around you. if the people around you show
mexican troops? gunshot range and close their can noons even closer. brian: travis writes these wonderful letters that live on forever. he end it with what? victory or death. he knows he s not going to be reinforced and he decided not to leave. he decided to make the stand. you talk about time. the texans are here. as the mexicans arrive you have 13 days of a standoff, not a daily fight. but a standoff. during those 13 days the mexicans are getting stronger. they are moving ca canons close. courage is different in every person. but most people are not courageous alone. you get courage from the people around you.
the first breach was. brian: lieutenant colonel william travis shot in the head and dies. travis is down, so command is down. bowie is not able to give orders. there were 187 separate battles fought. most of these people could probably only see or hear the people close to them. they have no idea what s happening along the south wall. each person is finding courage in small groups making their own stand. finally in the chapel a series of small engagements add up to the battle of the alamo. brian: the mexican army takes the alamo execute the captured soldiers, including davy crockett. davy crockett was a serious