The Alamo as a Pyrrhic Victory: The Mexican Experience in the Battle of the Alamo
@inproceedings{Matyszczyk2007TheAA, title={The Alamo as a Pyrrhic Victory: The Mexican Experience in the Battle of the Alamo}, author={Stephanie Matyszczyk}, year={2007} }
At the Battle of San Jacinto, General Sam Houston said "Remember the Alamo!" The question however is how should we remember it? Do we remember it as the American icon of freedom and liberty that has forever idolized figures such as Davy Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis? Before this question can be answered, one must first have a more precise understanding of what occurred at the Alamo. This can only be gained by looking at the battle from not only the side of the Texan rebels…
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