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At the Alamo in San Antonio, then called Bexar, 150 Texas rebels led by William Barret Travis made their stand against Santa Anna's vastly superior Mexican army. On the second day of the siege, February 24, 1836, Travis called for reinforcements with this heroic message. But little help came. Santa Anna's troops broke through on March 6.
William Barret Travis ( Condado de Saluda, 1 de agosto de 1809 - Batalha do Álamo, 6 de março de 1836) foi um advogado e militar estadunidense. Aos 26 anos de idade, era tenente-coronel no Exército Texano, e comandou a forças da República do Texas. Ele morreu na Batalha do Álamo durante a Revolução do Texas .
28 de jun. de 2016 · Travis, William Barret. Soldier. Travis was born on August 9, 1809, in Edgefield District, the son of Mark Travis and Jemima Stallworth. In 1818 the family migrated to Conecuh County, Alabama. Travis moved to nearby Claiborne while still in his teens, teaching school and studying law under Judge James Dellett.
Biographical Note. As commander of the doomed Alamo garrison, Colonel William Barret Travis became a legendary figure in Texas history. Born in South Carolina in 1809, Travis went on to study law and marry Rosanna Cato before moving to Texas. He left his family behind and settled in Stephen F. Austin's colony to practice law.
3 March 1836. O n the night of March 3, 1836, William Barrett Travis sent out the last message from the besieged Alamo with courier John W. Smith. He penetrated enemy lines with the message from Travis to the Texas Independence Convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos. It describes the situation at the Alamo in detail:
At the Alamo in San Antonio, then called Bexar, 150 Texas rebels led by William Barret Travis made their stand against Santa Anna's vastly superior Mexican army. On the second day of the siege, February 24, 1836, Travis called for reinforcements with this heroic message, but little help came. Santa Anna's troops broke through on March 6.
William Barret Travis fue un abogado estadounidense y militar durante el s. XIX. A los 26 fue teniente coronel en la organización Ejército tejano comandando las fuerzas de la República de Texas. Falleció en la batalla del Álamo durante la revolución texana en la República de México.
