The, Mission fortress in San Antonio, Texas, US. It was besieged 23 Feb–6 March 1836 by Santa Anna and 4,000 Mexicans; they killed the garrison of about 180, including Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie.
The struggle against such overwhelming odds made the battle of the Alamo a rallying point for the settlers in the Texas War of Independence from Mexico.
1. City in Georgia (USA); zip code 30411.
2. City in North Dakota (USA).
3. City in Texas (USA); zip code 78516.
4. The mission in San Antonio where Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
5. Town in Indiana (USA).
6. Town in Tennessee (USA); zip code 38001.
7. Unincorporated community in California (USA).