This day, one hundred eighty-six years ago, was an eventful day in our family's history. The Battle of the Alamo took place on March 6, 1836.
Our Sadler and Lindley ancestors made the move from Illinois to Texas in 1833. They, along with many other colonists living in Texas, were accustomed to the freedoms they had enjoyed previous to moving into Texas and were not happy with Mexico's increasing dictatorial attempts.
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| Texas in Revolution 23 Oct 1835, Richmond Enquirer, pg 4 |
By the latter part of 1835, the Texians were engaging in battles and revolting against the Mexican government. Our family's Jonathan Lindley was part of this movement of revolt.
Jonathan Lindley joined Capt. Carey's Company in the regular Texas Army in the fall of 1835. Jonathan then participated in the Battle of the Bexar on December 14, 1835, in which the Texians captured the city of San Antonio de Bexar and fortified the Alamo into a fort. Afterwards, Jonathan and many others returned home for Christmas hoping that the Revolution was over. At some point in time after the first of the year, Jonathan returned to help defend the Alamo.
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| Alamo Battle - Texas State Archives |
On February 23, 1836, a Mexican army commanded by General Santa Anna began a siege of the Alamo. The siege lasted for 13 days. At dawn on March 6, 1836, Santa Anna's Mexican assault troops stormed the Alamo and overpowered the Texians. All the defenders of the Alamo, about 189 men, were killed in the battle, which lasted about 90 minutes. After the battle, Santa Anna had the bodies of the dead stacked and burned.
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| Battle of the Alamo |
During the siege, on March 2, 1836, a congress of Texians convened at Washington-on-the-Brazos and declared Texan Independence from Mexico. News of the Alamo's fall, prompted many to join Sam Houston's army and fight for Texan Independence. On April 21, 1836, the Texan Army attacked Santa Anna's army at San Jacinto. The battle, which lasted only 18 minutes, was a victory for the Texans. The battle cry for the Texans was "Remember the Alamo!"
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This was a very interesting post. I was reading a book about the Alamo and some people believe that Davy Crockett fought and died there. -MM
ReplyDeleteI think it is so cool that I have an ancestor who fought in the battle of the Alamo. -CJM
ReplyDeleteCool we have ancestors that served in the Alamo. Sad they all died though. War isn't fun.
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