The siege of the Alamo lasted for 13 days, from Feb. 23 to March 6, 1836, when the Mexican army surrounded and attacked the Alamo. Between 1,800 and 6,000 Mexican soldiers besieged the fort, while ...

Over the course of two weeks, Santa Anna laid siege to the Alamo – and remember, they had said they only had four days of supplies. On March 6, 1836, Santa Anna decided the siege was over.

Dawn at the Alamo: The experience includes a recap of events leading up to the morning hour of the Alamo battle and includes readings, vignettes, music, and wreath-laying. The event takes place ...

Updates to the Spanish mission, which was the site of the historic Battle of the Alamo in 1836 during Texas' fight for independence from Mexico, will include a new 100,000-square-foot visitor ...

During the annual commemoration of the anniversary of the 13-day siege and battle at the Alamo, construction crew members take a break on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.

The buildup to the battle. Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821. Texas was a contested territory, and by 1836 the Alamo had become a military outpost as Texans fought to win independence ...

The Battle of the Alamo holds a heroic place in American lore, nearly 200 years after its defenders were slaughtered by bullets and bayonets. "The garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort ...

The badly outnumbered men who made their final stand against the Mexican Army in 1836 made the Alamo a symbol of Texas freedom. Today the Alamo is again the setting for a battle over liberty.

It has been 188 years since Mexican Pres. Antonio López de Santa Anna and nearly 5,000 soldiers of his Mexican Army overran 187 Texians from the old Spanish mission after a 13-day siege.