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During the [[Texas War of Independence]], General [[Santa Anna]]'s 3,000 Mexican regulars laid siege to 189 Texans at '''The Alamo''' in San Antonio on February 24, 1836.  After several repulses, the Mexican troops finally overran the defenders on March 6th, massacring all within.  Famous Americans who died at the Alamo included [[Davy Crockett]], [[William Travis]] and [[Jim Bowie]]. The only ones who survived were Susanna Dickenson, her baby, and Travis' [[slave]].{{fact}}  The Mexican forces lost more than 1,500 men.<ref>The Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979</ref>  The massacre at the Alamo was memorialized in the cry, "Remember the Alamo!" and helped to galvanize resistance to Santa Anna and led to Texan independence.

During the [[Texas War of Independence]], General [[Santa Anna]]'s 3,000 Mexican regulars laid siege to 189 Texans at '''The Alamo''' in San Antonio on February 24, 1836.  After several repulses, the Mexican troops finally overran the defenders on March 6th, massacring all within.  Famous Texans who died at the Alamo included [[Davy Crockett]], [[William Travis]] and [[Jim Bowie]].

Only fourteen people survived the siege and final assault.

'''Susanna Dickinson''', wife of Capt. Almeron Dickinson; '''Angelina Dickinson''', their 15-month old daughter; '''Joe''', Travis' slave; '''Gertrudis Navarro'''; '''Juana Navarro Alsbury'''; '''Alijo Perez'''; '''Ana Esparza''', (wife of Gregorio Esparza), and their four children: '''Enrique''', '''Francisco''', '''Manuel''',  '''Maria de Jesus Castro'''; '''Trinidad Saucedo'''; '''Petra Gonzales'''; '''Brigido Guerrero''', a deserter from the Mexican Army who talked his way out of being killed by claiming to be a POW.<ref>http://hotx.com/alamo/survivors.html</ref>

 

The Mexican forces lost more than 1,500 men.<ref>The Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979</ref> The Mexican forces lost more than 1,500 men.<ref>The Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979</ref>  The massacre at the Alamo was memorialized in the cry, "Remember the Alamo!" and helped to galvanize resistance to Santa Anna and led to Texan independence.

The Texas Declaration of Independence declared:

The Texas Declaration of Independence declared: