Whats so important about the Alamo?

Answer 1

The Alamo was a military failure in the sense that the defenders were all killed. However, Santa Anna had a long supply line from Mexico and couldn't afford to have a fortified command along his supply lines, so he had to take the Alamo. Secondly, the Texians had taken the Alamo and the city of San Antonio from General Cos who was Santa Anna's brother-in-law and there was a matter of reputation to be kept. The 13 day delay caused by the seige on the Alamo gave General Sam Houston time to build and develop his Army at San Jacinto. Finally, the sacrifice of the defenders of the Alamo gave the Texian Army at San Jacinto another reason to fight. The battle cry "Remember the Alamo" spurred the Texian attackers on to fight a larger Mexican Army. Ultimately, the Texians defeated Santa Anna's Army and Texas won it's independence from Mexico, becoming the Republic of Texas.

Answer 2

Why Is The Alamo Important

Answer 3

The Battle of the Alamo was the turning point in Texas' fight for independence from Mexico. Even though the Texn army lost spectacularly (all the soldiers were killed), it slowed Mexico's march an it rallied the Texan army to "Remember the Alamo". This led to Texas winning it revolutionary war and gaining indendence form Mexico as its own free country. Of course, Texas would eventually join the United States.

Answer 4

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The Alamo is a symbol, not only of Texas Liberty, but more so of the willingness of people to sacrifice themselves for a cause. The soldiers and volunteers at the Alamo were all given the opportunity to leave on more than one occasion, but they stayed, understanding that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one or few. It also makes a really pretty shape for all those San Antonio post cards, LOL.

Answer 5

The Alamo was a battle cry for all of Texas... However, a little known fact about the Battle of the Alamo was that Sam Houston had ordered Travis and Bowie not to fortify it. They did it anyway, because they wanted to show Santa Ana that Texans were not easily gotten rid of. The other little known fact is that the small troop of 185 Texans killed about 1,500 Mexican soldiers.
The way the battle had the most impact actually happened after the battle. Santa Ana had already killed all the soldiers, but gathered all the people (Who hadn't escaped) and executed all but Susanna Dickinson and her daughter Angelina, so that she could recount the story of the battle. This act is what encouraged the battle cry "Remember the Alamo"

Answer 6

It is a monument to all who have fought for freedom not just Texas freedom but all freedom. Doc has said that it was a failure as a military unit goes, and I don't agree with him about this (I do agree with him most of the time) The folks at the Alamo knew full well that they would be over run and were doing their best to prolong the fight to enable Sam Houston to accomplish his goal of forming an army. I feel like the Alamo was very much a success. There should be a motto on the corner stone that reads, "Freedom At Any Price Freedom."

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Answer 8

I have to take this opportunity to bridge this rare gap between ffperki and doc. (except for the north side northwest battle).

When the Tejanos and the Texians took to the Alamo as a fort, they were expecting reinforcement. Due to logistical, and other issues the reinforcements were unavailable. It was not until during the battle that the defenders knew that they were making the choice to sacrifice themselves for the course of freedom. This, however, does not take away from their noble sacrifice. Without the delay, Texas quite possibly would be part of Mexico today.

We frequently remember the sacrifice of those soldiers and volunteers who died serving our country and freedom, even if later their military strategy seems flawed. Examples of this are the Alamo, Custer at Little Bighorn and Pearl Harbor. Each of these events were militarily failures, but inspired those who followed to greater acts of valor due to the sacrifice.

Answer 9

With Texan colonists complaining about the cruelty of Mexican officials,Santa Ana had sent his brother in law General Cos with 800 men to quell the riots here. The Texans ended up defeating Cos and sent him back to Mexico City alone.
With his sister on his back to give her husband another chance,the aristocracy thinking of removing him from power,and the rumor that his good friend Jim Bowie had stolen gold from the Federal Reserve in Monterrey,Santa Ana had no choice but to bring his army North and do the job himself.
On the other hand,General Sam Houston was trying to get a bunch of farmers,small merchants,and cowboys trained to fight as an army. That would take some time. San Antonio was the key to Texas. There's more than 219 counties in the state and as a lasting tribute when Texas became a republic,187 counties were named after each of the Alamo defenders.
By the way,an archeological group from the University of Texas@San Antonio was doing a dig by the well back in the 1980's. Mexican gold coins were discovered in the aqueduct that ran under the mission. It was believed Bowie dumped the gold in the well to hide the evidence in case he was caught.
If you ever go there,come across the street to the U.S.Courthouse and Post Office to see the frescoes of the history of Texas from when French nobleman Robert La Salle discovered the Texas coastline back in the 1500's. It's also said the spirits of the Alamo defenders like to come into the courthouse at night and pass thru the metal detectors.
If they pass you hear the "click" of the detector,but if you hear the bell go off,it mean one of them tried coming in with their weapon,lol.
Colonel Travis and his men are welcome to come in but they have to leave their weapons at the door.

Answer 10

If we didn't have the battle of the Alamo we wouldn't have today's current Battle of Flowers where the daughters of the republic swore that no bullets should ever again fly in San antonio destroying lives, instead flowers would reign the city.