Siege of the Alamo

This article is about the events at the Alamo between February 23 and March 6. For a description of the entire battle, see Battle of the Alamo.
Siege of the Alamo
Part of the Texas Revolution
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The Alamo, as drawn in 1854
DateFebruary 23  – March 6, 1836
Location
San Antonio, Mexican Texas
29°25′32″N 98°29′10″W / 29.42556°N 98.48611°W / 29.42556; -98.48611
Result Mexican victory
Belligerents
Mexican Republic Republic of Texas
Commanders and leaders
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Manuel Fernandez Castrillon
Martin Perfecto de Cos		 William Travis †
James Bowie †
Davy Crockett †
Strength
1,800–2,200[1] 185–260
Casualties and losses

Texan historians reports casualties 50–250 were killed

Mexicans reported casualties 400–600 to 1,000–1,600 killed and wounded[2][3][4]		 182–257[1]

The siege of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was the first thirteen days of the Battle of the Alamo. On February 23, Mexican troops under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna entered San Antonio de Bexar, Texas, and surrounded the Alamo Mission. The Alamo was defended by a small force of Texians and Tejanos, led by William Barrett Travis and James Bowie, and included Davy Crockett. Before beginning his assault on the Alamo, Santa Anna offered them one last chance to surrender. Travis replied by opening fire on the Mexican forces and, in doing so, effectively sealed their fate.[5] The siege ended when the Mexican Army launched an early-morning assault on March 6. Almost all of the defenders were killed, although several civilians survived.

  1. ^ a b Hardin, Stephen L. "Alamo, Battle of The". The Handbook of Texas Online. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. Accessed December 11, 2014
  2. ^ Todish et al. (1998), p. 55.
  3. ^ Hardin (1961), p. 155.
  4. ^ Nofi (1992), p. 136.
  5. ^ Fowler (2007), p. 166.