why do people say "remember the Alamo"?, we lost the Alamo!?

Answer 1

found this bit that I liked, "March 1836: nearly two hundred Texans are slaughtered by sixteen hundred Mexicans at the Alamo, the fortified mission in the heart of San Antonio. Among the dead are three American heroes - Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier; Colonel William Barret Travis; and James Bowie, famous for the knife that bears his name. Six weeks later, the cry "Remember the Alamo" spurred the Texans on to take their revenge at the battle of San Jacinto. But in telling the story, people always latched on to the bits that fit the way they like to see themselves, and ignored the bits that don't."

from here: http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/hhm/info.html

Answer 2

I'm from San Antonio, so I can answer this one for ya'. When the Alamo was besieged by 3.000 Mexican troops, Col. Travis sent Juan Seguin to General Sam Houston for help. But Houston did not have a full army to send to the Alamo. He had a mere 300 or so men and knew that 300 men could not defeat an army of thousands. He would not sacrafice those men - Texas was too important to him. So, he sacraficed the men trapped in the Alamo and he headed East. The 13 day siege at the Alamo provided Houston with enought time to head towards present day Houston, TX and assemble troops to defeat Santa Ana. At the battle of San Jacinto, just before Houston and his men attacked the Mexican army, Houston vowed that the men in the Alamo had not died in vain. As he rallied his troops from a top his horse, he yelled passionately that they would always remember this battle, remember that it was freedom for Texas, and to always remember the Alamo!

Answer 3

I think it's because Houston wanted to remind his men not to show mercy at San Jacinto, just like Santa Anna showed no mercy at the Alamo, thus "remember the Alamo."

Answer 4

Remember the Alamo and remember Goliad was
the battle cry when Sam Huston kick the Mexaican's
army @ss at the battled of San Jacinto..

Answer 5

Exactly! It was a rallying cry during the Mexican War for a couple of reasons. One, to rally the troops by reminding them that the Alamo was lost and now's our chance for revenge. Also, though, to remind the troops that just 183 people held off over 5,000 soldiers for several days before finally being overrun.

Answer 6

Because the wanton slaughter of the garrison by the Mexicans and the heroic behavious of those who died inspired the Americans to defeat the Mexicans and kick them out of Texas forever. 'Remember the Alamo' became a rallying cry whenever things were going badly.

Answer 7

I think when people say "Remember the Alamo", it probably means to remember the people who died defending the fort and to try not to let it happen again...lol

Answer 8

I lost the alamo too! We drove around San Antonio for half an hour and still couldn't find it....


:-) Anyway, I don't know why people say that....

Answer 9

when the army fought santa anna their motivation was what he did to the people of the alamo

Answer 10

They fought to the last man. All died.
It inspired Sam Houston and his men
at battle of San Jacinto.