Just a small q about north american history

[ran 0]

Has Davy Crocket really existed ?

Did he really die at Alamo ?

i'm not too keen on American history .....

[Warin 0]

Yes, he really existed and yes he really died at the Alamo.

[theavonlady 1]

Of course he existed! I saw him on TV.

[Mister Frag 0]

Yes, David "Davy" Crockett was a real person, and he did die at the Alamo.

The generally accepted version is that he died during the fighting at the fort, but I recently read a report saying that he and a number of other defenders were marched out of the Alamo and executed by Mexican troops. I doubt we will ever know what really happened.

[ran 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (theavonlady @ Jan. 02 2003,19:56)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Of course he existed! I saw him on TV.<span id='postcolor'>

yeah .. i almost cried when the mexicans (or whatever they were) "speared" john wayne (davy crocket in the movie for all the really young people here) ......

but also :

what was the alamo battle about ? what was the goal of the defenders ?

[ran 0]

i was a western fan during my youth and i didn't really take care of the historical background at that time

edit :

was the "far west" depicted in most westerns before or after the secession war ?

[theavonlady 1]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ran @ Jan. 02 2003,21:00)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i almost cried when the mexicans (or whatever they were) "speared" john wayne<span id='postcolor'>

You French are so emotional!

[ran 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (theavonlady @ Jan. 02 2003,20:03)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">0--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ran @ Jan. 02 2003,210)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i almost cried when the mexicans (or whatever they were) "speared" john wayne<span id='postcolor'>

You French are so emotional! <span id='postcolor'>

yeah

[ran 0]

and ... what was the role of the native americans during the secession war ?

[theavonlady 1]

Now, we still need to know whether Davy Crockett wore a coonskin hat, like John Wayne did.

Or is that a legend?

[ran 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (theavonlady @ Jan. 02 2003,20:07)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Now, we still need to know whether Davy Crockett wore a coonskin hat, like John Wayne did.

Or is that a legend? <span id='postcolor'>

i'm sure he did , like most of the trappers of that time (wag)

[Tex -USMC- 0]

The Alamo was an old mission in San Antonio, and when Santa Anna and his army marched up through Mexico, San Antonio was astride one of the key logistic routes into east and northeast Texas. The plan was that the garrison could hold the Alamo long enough to slow Santa Anna's advance and allow more forces to be marshalled.

[ran 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Jan. 02 2003,20:20)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The Alamo was an old mission in San Antonio, and when Santa Anna and his army marched up through Mexico, San Antonio was astride one of the key logistic routes into east and northeast Texas. The plan was that the garrison could hold the Alamo long enough to slow Santa Anna's advance and allow more forces to be marshalled.<span id='postcolor'>

hmm , now i understand , but in what year did it happen ?

[Akira 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ran @ Jan. 02 2003,20:00)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">but also :

what was the alamo battle about ? what was the goal of the defenders ?<span id='postcolor'>

Texas, then part of Mexico, was trying to gain independance.

Naturally, the seccessionist were labeled rebels and traitors, and Santa Ana, Texas' "dictator," arrived to crush the rebels who holed up in the mission.

For more try Alamo among many other sites. Also you can try the Daughter's of the Texas Republic website, though I'm sure it would be somewhat "biased" since they are all decended from the Alamo fighters and seccessionists.

[Tex -USMC- 0]

1836, during the Texas Revolution. Here's a link to the Alamo's official site, they ought to have anything you could ever want to know: http://www.thealamo.org/alamo_in_1836.htm

[Akira 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ran @ Jan. 02 2003,20:22)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Jan. 02 2003,20:20)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The Alamo was an old mission in San Antonio, and when Santa Anna and his army marched up through Mexico, San Antonio was astride one of the key logistic routes into east and northeast Texas. The plan was that the garrison could hold the Alamo long enough to slow Santa Anna's advance and allow more forces to be marshalled.<span id='postcolor'>

hmm , now i understand , but in what year did it happen ?<span id='postcolor'>

1836.

The Mexican Army was stunningly defeated at the Battle of San Jacinto when they were literally were caught asleep. Texas gained its independance at that point.