The date was February 28, 1836. Texas settlers were engaged in revolt against Mexico, engaging in several battles with government forces over the previous five months. Around 185 men, led by William B. Travis and James Bowie, were under siege at a mission in San Antonio called the Alamo. And at Washington-on-the-Brazos, near present-day Brenham, fortyone men arrived as delegates to a convention…
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