CRUMBGRABBER@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWe forgot the Alamo even though they told us not to.message-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down17
arrow-up1112arrow-down1message-squareWe forgot the Alamo even though they told us not to.CRUMBGRABBER@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squaresubtext@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo#Impact_on_revolution
minus-squareSolidGrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoSan Jacincto was a different battle wherein Mexico got their collective ass kicked in there. The Alamo was a rallying cry. Alamo itself was a rout for the Texians [sic]. There’s no side-stepping that. It goes as it goes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo#Impact_on_revolution
San Jacincto was a different battle wherein Mexico got their collective ass kicked in there. The Alamo was a rallying cry.
Alamo itself was a rout for the Texians [sic]. There’s no side-stepping that. It goes as it goes.