Texas Independence

"Remember the Alamo!" That's what the soldiers cried out during the war when Texas was fighting for their independence. Back in March of 1836 the Mexican Army attacked an old mission called the Alamo. The Texans lost the battle because they only had about 200 men, and the Mexicans had about 5,000. One woman, Susanna Dickinson fled the Alamo after Santa Anna told her to tell Sam Houston what had happened.  Houston was the commander of the Texas army. He organized the Texas soldiers, gave them better training, and headed to Harrisburg to fight Santa Anna and the Mexican army. Later, at the Battle of San Jacinto, the Texans completed a surprise attack on the Mexican army. Eventually, Santa Anna surrendered and signed a treaty allowing Texas to have their independence. The Texas army was able to continue fighting because they wanted to remember their friends and family who had died at the Alamo for their freedom. "Remember the Alamo!" was the battle cry that led them to victory over Santa Anna and the Mexicans.