Video: 'THE ALAMO: THE REAL STORY (WILD WEST HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)' (Mar 1, 1836, at 53:01)
(Sunday, March 6, 1836, at approximately 5:00 a.m. local time; during the Battle of the Alamo, part of the Texas Revolution) — The Alamo, a former Franciscan mission located near the present-day city of San Antonio, Texas, fell today to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege; 185–260 Texan settler soldiers had died in a struggle with approximately 1,800 Mexican soldiers.
Video: 'Texas Independence Day!'
(Tuesday, March 2, 1836; during the Convention of 1836) — The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed today by 60 delegates and the Republic of Texas is declared.
Video: 'THE ALAMO: THE REAL STORY (WILD WEST HISTORY DOCUMENTARY)' (Feb. 23, 1836, at 40:56)
(Tuesday, February 23, 1836, at approximately 2:30 p.m. local time; during the Battle of the Alamo, part of the Texas Revolution) — A Mexican force numbering in the thousands and led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna today began a siege of the Alamo, a former Franciscan mission located near the present-day city of San Antonio.
Video: 'Battle of Gonzales'
(Friday, October 2, 1835) — The first battle of the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Gonzales, took place today as American settlers fought Mexican soldiers near the Guadalupe River; the Mexicans ended up withdrawing.
