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  Battle of The Alamo Encyclopedia Articles @ ArtsInTexas.com (Arts in Texas)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Battle of the Alamo was a 19th-century battle between the Republic of Mexico and the rebel Texan forces during the latter's fight for independence - the Texas Revolution.
Some 25 years after the battle, historian Reuben Potter made the assertion that reinstatement of the Constitution of 1824 was a primary objective, and Potter's comments have also been the source of a myth that the battle flag of the Alamo garrison was some sort of Mexican tricolor with "1824" on it.
William Travis was able to dispatch riders before the battle and as late as March 3 informing the Texas provisional government of his situation and requesting assistance.
www.artsintexas.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_The_Alamo   (2944 words)

  
 Articles - Texas Revolution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles east of modern day Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas army to victory over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle.
Urrea´s forces were engaged at the Battle of Agua Dulce on March 2, 1836, which would soon lead to the Goliad Campaign.
The Battle of San Jacinto proved to be the decisive battle that Santa Anna had coveted, but with the results he had not anticipated.
www.workze.com /articles/Texas_Revolution   (4131 words)

  
 Latitude 38 Letters - March 2001
Nonetheless, it's considered bad form if you return to the States and an American Customs agent can't help but see that your boat is full of Cohiba cigars, Che Guevara souvenirs and maybe a dozen refugees.
The virtual battle between the 2001 leader with the previous Vendée Globe winners to establish the time record for this section of the race has been waged for five days already, and yet is still neck and neck."
I felt bad about it and was hoping that I'd get to meet them in La Paz and explain the problems that I was having.
www.latitude38.com /letters/200103.htm   (16303 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
According to his own account, his escape from the massacre of James Grant's
command at the battle of Agua Dulce Creek
On March 2, 1836, according to Brown's account, Grant led some fifteen men in a raid on Gen. José de Urrea's
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/BB/fbr95.html   (862 words)

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