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3 days ago · [158] Few reinforcements were authorized; cavalry officer William B. Travis arrived in Béxar with 30 men on February 3, and five days later a small group of volunteers arrived, including the famous frontiersman Davy Crockett. [159]
3 days ago · Last Saturday, the Alamo Letter Society unveiled a plaque of William B. Travis’ famed letter commonly know as “Victory or Death.” The two pages contain just short of 250 words and are an iconic piece of Texas history drafted at the Alamo, where Travis and his men were besieged by the Mexican army.
3 days ago · Shortly after the declaration, the convention received a plea for assistance from William B. Travis, who commanded Texan forces under siege by Santa Anna at the Alamo. The convention confirmed Houston's command of the Texian Army and dispatched him to lead a relief of Travis's force, but the Alamo fell before Houston could organize his forces ...
Sep 22, 2024 · According to legend, fort commander William Travis drew a line in the sand with his sword and asked all of the defenders who were willing to fight to the death to cross it: only one man refused. Legendary frontiersman Jim Bowie, suffering from a debilitating illness, asked to be carried over the line.
Sep 3, 2024 · Suddenly, it's the year 1836. The place, the Alamo. There 189 men fight to the death against overwhelming odds, led by a man named William Barret Travis. Trapped between past and present, what secret must Angie learn before she can go home again?
Sep 16, 2024 · "William Barret Travis" - Victory or Death In the rugged heart of early 19th-century America, amidst the wild beauty of South Carolina's rolling hills and dense forests, a boy is born whose destiny will be written in blood and courage.
Sep 20, 2024 · Texas Revolution, war fought from October 1835 to April 1836 between Mexico and Texas colonists that resulted in Texas’s independence from Mexico and the founding of the Republic of Texas (1836–45).
