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The Alamo
Timeline: The Battle of the Alamo
JANUARY 19, 1836
Colonel James Bowie arrives to investigate the military situation for governor Henry Smith and General Sam Houston.
FEBRUARY 2, 1836
Bowie and Neill vow "we will rather die in these ditches than give it up to the enemy." Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis arrives with 30 men.
FEBRUARY 8, 1836
Former Congressman David Crockett arrives in San Antonio de Béxar with 12 volunteers.
FEBRUARY 14, 1836
Travis and Bowie agree to share command at San Antonio de Béxar after Colonel Neill received a temporary leave of absence.
FEBRUARY 23, 1836
Antonio López de Santa Anna and the Centralist forces arrive and the Siege of the Alamo begins.
FEBRUARY 24, 1836
Travis wrote his famous letter to "the people of Texas and all Americans of the world" requesting reinforcements. In the coming days, there were several more requests by Travis for reinforcements.
MARCH 5, 1836
Travis drew a line in the sand and gave every man the choice to cross the line and join him in a fight to the death to defend the Alamo. All but one man crossed.
MARCH 6, 1836
The Alamo falls. In a matter of hours, all the American defenders were killed and the Mexicans claimed the victory.
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