#Texas Revolution

[formulaireone]

english: What’s so great about dumb, ol’ Texas?

I bet you Antonio probably comforted himself to sleep saying this to himself when he lost 😭🙏

[ruzqtx]

me when what if alamo defenders (and flynn) had phones

(bowie and travis still fight over texts but bowie can say more he wouldn’t in person because the thinks it won’t have consequences)

(he gets yelled at in person not even a minute later)

[jakestabletop]

1830s Mexican infantry in summer fatigues and shako covers; 28mm metals from Brigade Games' Boot Hill Miniatures line, individually based for Sharp Practice, Rebels and Patriots, etc

[thebeautifulbook]

WITH CROCKETT AND BOWIE; OR, FIGHTING FOR THE LONE-STAR FLAG; A TALE OF TEXAS by Kirk Munroe, 1850-1930. (New York: Scribners, 1899.) Illustrated by Victor Semon Pérard.

source

[klemannlee]

 And so it began...this day in 1836.

Santa Anna's Army began to arrive in San Antonio de Bexár on February 23, 1836. Their arrival prompted members of the Texan Army to enter the Alamo, which was by now heavily fortified. The Alamo had 18 serviceable cannons and approximately 150 men at the start of the siege.

[livelaughlovelams]

I just missed the birthday party of my best friend since 8 years to see the Alamo. (It was worth it, i got a Davy Crockett hat.)

[lightdancer1]

Today in Black History, the United States from 1836-77:

Today in Black History, a set of topics near and dear to my heart and the beginning of my historical interest, as I now see it in my 30s. The sequence of events here begin with the revolt in the 1830s by the Anglo-American colonists invited by early Mexico. They were invited under the supposedly ironclad guarantee that they would obey Mexican laws. They were invited before abolition, then after their arrival Vincente Guerrero finally forced emancipation. Since the Comanche made Mexican control of northern Mexico nominal the Anglos of Coahuila de Tejas decided to declare a Republic of Texas.

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna went to fight it, won the earlier battles, then spent time where the affairs of state took precedent over the affairs of state and got nabbed in the Battle of San Jacinto. The result was the brief, ephemoral existence of a US satellite state and the start of a crisis that would push the fabric of the United States beyond the breaking point.

From seemingly small events, great changes unleashed. It was not the first such crisis but it was the one that became nearly fatal. Agustin de Iturbide had no idea what he unleashed when he made that pact with the Austin family.

[rabbitcruiser]

Texas Revolution: The Siege of the Alamo (prelude to the Battle of the Alamo) began in San Antonio on February 23, 1836.

[heatheronthosehills]

i know there's an american revolution fandom but is there a texas revolution fandom? and can i join it?

[formulaireone]

why do y’all like my santa anna crap so much

anyway eat up, here’s more lazy doodles of antonio 🙌

[ruzqtx]

ALAMO-…ALL STARS?

STOP i will NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT URSULA VERAMENDI AND JIM BOWIE 💔💔 they’re what true love is guys i will forever say they were literally the exact definition of love 🙏

they’re so cute oh my goodness 💔💔…,,they both deserved sm better they could’ve been so good

mentioned nathan hale ONCE and now it’s over for you all guys

[texas-newmexico-history]

Goliad Massacre, 3/27/1836

[rodspurethoughts]

Step Back in Time at the 2023 San Jacinto Day Celebration: Experience History Come Alive!

The San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association and the Texas Historical Commission have announced the 2023 San Jacinto Day Celebration on April 22, 2023. The event will take place at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This year’s event promises to be a fun-filled day of history and reenactments, celebrating the 187th anniversary of the Battle of San…

[klemannlee]

It is February 24th. 188 years ago today, William Travis wrote probably the most famous document in the annals of Texas history. Remarkably, given the conditions under which it was written and sent out from the Alamo, Travis' letter still exists.

Commandancy of the Alamo— Bejar, Fby. 24th 1836 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 demand 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 all 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 to his own honor & that of his country—Victory or Death. William Barret Travis Lt. Col. comdt P.S. The Lord is on our side—When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn—We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels & got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves. Travis

[nothing-new-under-the-sun124]

Texan here

You kinda answered it in your tags. The soldiers at Goliad surrendered after a pretty quick defeat without it costing the Mexicans much. Meanwhile the Alamo defenders died fighting to the last man whilst the troops of Santa Anna suffered around 400-1000 fatalities.

It simply made for a much more entertaining story

the funniest part of “remember the alamo” is that isn’t the full statement so everyone does in fact forget goliad, a far larger loss of life.