Depends on what “won” is. 1. Texans survive and retain control of the Alamo and it's many cannons. read more
Depends on what “won” is. Texans survive and retain control of the Alamo and it’s many cannons. Santa Ana decides it’s too costly to capture, a diversion from reaching the main Texas force, and that it’s tiny garrison is no real threat to leave in his rear. read more
It was a brave victory, but what it won the Texans was hard to say. The Mexican capitulation included an agreement by General Martín Perfecto de Cós to evacuate Texas. Only the most optimistic of the Texans, however, thought that this single battle had decided the war. read more
For Texans, the Battle of the Alamo became an enduring symbol of their heroic resistance to oppression and their struggle for independence, which they won later that year. read more