Remember The Alamo
From the Texican Tattler
On this day in 1836 the Alamo was lost...
VICTORY OR DEATH!
RIP Defenders of the Alamo.
On this day in 1836 the Alamo was lost...
To the People of Texas & all Americans in the world
Fellow Citizens & Compatriots
I am besieged by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken. I have answered the command with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid with dispatch. The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due his own honor & that of his country. VICTORY or DEATH.
William Barret Travis(1)
Commandancy of the Alamo, BĂ©xar
Feby. 24, 1836
VICTORY OR DEATH!
RIP Defenders of the Alamo.
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