On Feb. 23, 1836, soldiers under the command of Mexican President General Antonio López de Santa Anna began their assault on ...

So much so, in fact, that many people call San Antonio the "Alamo City." The only portions of the 1836 compound that remain are the church and the lower floor of the long barracks -- and air ...

The first siege of the Alamo, in the Texan War of Independence ... For many days in February and March, 1836, the little band of Texans, commanded by Col. TRAVIS, held out against SANTA ANA ...