Four days later, the delegates at the convention received a dispatch Travis had written March 3 warning of his dire situation. Potter based his work on interviews with many of the Mexican survivors of the battle. [124][127], By 6:30 a.m. the battle for the Alamo was over. As news of the siege spread throughout Texas, potential reinforcements gathered in Gonzales. Battle of the Alamo, battle during the Texas Revolution that occurred from February 23 to March 6, 1836, in San Antonio, Texas. "[167] The first film version of the battle appeared in 1911, when Gaston Mlis directed The Immortal Alamo. [97] Fewer than 1,800 were divided into four columns, commanded by Cos, Colonel Francisco Duque, Colonel Jos Mara Romero and Colonel Juan Morales. "Focusing just on 1836 means no one talks about the origins of the mission," says Pluma. He believes the only way to defeat them is out in the ____. [58][59] On February 26 Travis ordered the artillery to conserve powder and shot. [86] Just before daylight on March 4, part of the Texian force broke through Mexican lines and entered the Alamo. In the early morning hours of March 6, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. It was fought between Mexican and Texan forces at a fort called the Alamo in San Antonio. Remembering The Alamo Sons of Liberty Media [113], The last Texian group to remain in the open were Crockett and his men, defending the low wall in front of the church. The battle ended on March 6, 1836, when those who surrendered were executed. [174] British hard rock band Babe Ruth's 1972 song "The Mexican" pictures the conflict through the eyes of a Mexican soldier. Among these were Almaron Dickinson, who brought his wife Susanna and their infant daughter Angelina; Bowie, who was accompanied by his deceased wife's cousins, Gertrudis Navarro and Juana Navarro Alsbury, and Alsbury's young son;[48] and Gregorio Esparza, whose family climbed through the window of the Alamo chapel after the Mexican army arrived. . On March 3 the last element of Santa Annas army arrived, and he prepared his attack. The youngest person in the Alamo was 16 years old. [114] Mexican soldiers turned their attention to a Texian flag waving from the roof of one building. He also served in the army under future President Andrew Jackson during the Creek Indian War, and tales of his adventures during this time formed the basis of plays and novels. The Texas Revolution began in October 1835 with a string of Texan victories that drove the Mexican federal forces south of the Rio Grande by December. [111], Great God, Sue, the Mexicans are inside our walls! [53] Believing that Travis had acted hastily, Bowie sent Jameson to meet with Santa Anna. Sam Houston convinced the delegates to remain in Washington-on-the-Brazos to develop a constitution. To be used as a fort. [147], Within hours of Houston's arrival on March 11, Andres Barcenas and Anselmo Bergaras arrived with news that the Alamo had fallen and all Texians were slain. [5] The battle became more widely known after it was featured in the 1950s Disney miniseries Davy Crockett, which was largely based on myth. To be used as a school. The aim of the previous constitution was to create a political system that would emulate the success of the United States, but after a decade of political turmoil, economic stagnation, and threats and actual foreign invasion, conservatives concluded that a better path for Mexico was centralized power.