How are we defining 'martyr' here? And, more importantly, does it matter? By their deaths, the defenders of the Alamo inspired a catchy battle cry? And, did it really matter in the end? To quote the Hollywood Patton (since it isn't shown that the real Patton ever said it): I want you to remember that no b*stard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor, dumb b*stard die for his country.
According to the Wiki article the battle helped to rally support and increase enlistment in the Texian Army.
Eh, I'm not sure I'm going to take that at face value. The only piece of evidence they have is an anecdote from a US newspaper, which were not exactly bastions of impartiality at the time. Contrast that with the general panic caused by the fall of the Alamo with everyone fleeing their homes before they got burned out by Santa Ana's army. I think it's likely enough that the fear of the approaching army with a reputation for ruthlessness did push Anglo settlers into Houston's army to swell the ranks. And the defeat of the Alamo is probably part of that reputation. But, would it really have been much different if they did not fight at the Alamo? Did people join frmo inspiration or self-preservation? Santa Ana would still have taken his supplies from settlements he passed, he still would show no quarter to anglo settlers, so the panic of his approach and the need to fight would have been roughly the same.
Dear God, no. Travis was both insubordinate and just wrong; even though his sacrifice probably either split, distracted or just gave Ana and the Mexican Army enough overconfidence to lead to whatever screw ups they made at San Jacinto. Santa Ana as the head of state traveling with his Army made no sense, either.
According to the movie the army had to travel through the terrible blizzards that occur during the Texas winter.
One of the reasons for the texas revolution was slavery. The mexican's wanted to abolish it. The anglos wanted their slaves. Really if the Texas Revolutionaries lived today they would be branded as terrorists and crazy people. History is written by the victors. Just like in most history book the trail of tears isn't made out to be a holocaust which it really was.
Good grief some of you are just a bunch of haters Slavery was one of MANY reasons for the Texas revolution. And not the main reason, either.
Sam Houston was indeed a traitor. A traitor to the Confederacy!!! Spoiler Actually, he was evicted from office for refusing to swear his loyalty to the Confederacy.
What in the holy hell are you talking about? Please just make an effort to do some research or organize your thoughts before you post.
He still lives here and his company provides a lot of jobs and money for the city. Plus I think a lot of those birds are really meant for George Halas and Bert Bell.
