The Alamo           The Alamo was a fort located in San Antonio, Texas.  In 1836 the American settlers of Texas were fighting the Mexican army in Texas.  Mexico wanted Texas to be part of Mexico and the American settlers wanted Texas to be part of the United States.

          Davy Crockett, James Bowie and 181 other Americans were in the Alamo fighting over 5,000 Mexican soldiers.  At the end of the battle all of the Americans had been killed.  This famous battle lead to more fighting with Mexico.  Americans finally won independence for Texas 3 months later.

 

Stats:

·        thickness of walls: 3 ft.

·        height of walls: 9-12 ft.

·        area of fort:  3 acres

·        size of center plaza: 1 ½ football fields

·        number of cannons in fort: 20

·        weight of cannonballs: 18 lbs.

·        date of battle: March 6, 1836

·        time of battle: 6:30-9:00 a.m.

·        number of Mexicans killed: over 600