Remember The Alamo

[Backlighting]

On this day in 1836, Lt. Col William Barrett Travis and fellow defenders of the Alamo, after a sustained artillery barrage of 24 hours, received the ultimatum, surrender or die. The rest of the story is a matter of Texas history and Texan pride. Thirteen days of glory. The Alamo fell on March 6, 1836.

 

[BaalChatzaf]

1 hour ago, Backlighting said:

On this day in 1836, Lt. Col William Barrett Travis and fellow defenders of the Alamo, after a sustained artillery barrage of 24 hours, received the ultimatum, surrender or die. The rest of the story is a matter of Texas history and Texan pride. Thirteen days of glory. The Alamo fell on March 6, 1836.

 

None of which defeated Santa Anna.  It was a "feel-good"  battle.  Sort of like Andrew Jackson at New Orleans, just about the only battle the United States won in the War of 1812,  but it was a victory after the end of the war agreed to by Great Britain.  Like shooting the "winning"  shot after the whistle blew.