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William B. Travis

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  • role in Battle of the Alamo
    • Alamo
      In Alamo

      …by Colonels James Bowie and William B. Travis and included the renowned frontiersman Davy Crockett. At the beginning of the siege, Travis dispatched “To the People of Texas & all Americans in the world” an impassioned letter requesting support (see primary source document: “Victory or Death” message from the Alamo).…

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    • Alamo
      In Battle of the Alamo

      The co-commanders, William Travis and James Bowie, did not credit warnings that Santa Anna was coming and did little to lay in food, supplies, or ammunition. They were surprised on February 23 when Santa Anna arrived with his advance detachment. (Estimates of the eventual size of Santa…

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    • “Victory or Death” message from the Alamo