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: : I had the opportunity years ago to visit a library and found some info. in regard to the battle of the Alamo.  I enjoyed reading some of the accounts of the battle as testified by the Mexican soldier survivors of the battle. 
: One account was that David Crockett and some of his comrades had barricaded themselves inside the barracks and were in the process of attempting to defend from within from the oncoming Mexican soldiers.  The Mexican Army had brought in cannon inside the Alamo and were using the cannon to destroy the barracks to get to the Alamo defenders.  From one Mexican soldiers account; after the cannon bombardment had destroyed a section of the barracks that David Crockett was located; the Mexican Army had rushed in and found that David Crockett had been seriously wounded by the cannon bombardment (arm was missing) and was still engaging the Mexican soldiers with gun fire at the very last.  To say none the least the battle had to be extremely horrible and bloody; I for one feel in my opinion that this account is very possible since the story was written by one of the actual persons that survived to tell the tale.  I believe the Mexican soldier that made record of this account revealed a more realistic version of what actually happened to David Crockett.  Also at the end of the battle; the majority of all of the dead American soldiers were placed together by order of General Santa Anna for them to be burned with oil. If any of the American soldiers did attempt to surrender;I feel that it proved to be uneventful since Santa Anna had ordered that no prisoners were to be taken.  
: Also there is even testimony from Santa Anna's own officers that they were against storming the Alamo mission since they did not want to lose the life of their own men. Santa Anna however overruled all thoughts of his officers for disengaging from the battle.
: John Wayne depicted the movie well however there is a large gap between the "real" accounts and the movie.  The movie depicts that John Wayne (David Crockett) ignited the gunpowder inside the Alamo at the end.  I believe the real story is that the American soldiers attempted to ignite the explosives inside the mission however failed to do so.
: I also was surprized to know that the top section of the mission was not original at the time of the battle. The history of the Alamo fortification is as much interesting as the battle itself. 
: The actual battle took place early in the morning before the sun came up and most movie re-enactments display the majority of the battle being conducted during day light hours whereas the majority of the battle time actually occurred during the darkness of the early morning. 
: I enjoy the "real" history since it is sometimes more dramatic and portrays the "realism" of the historic situation.  
: I welcome any additional input on the battle of the Alamo or the detailed accounts of the people that were in the battle.
: I respect all of the veterans that have given their lives in the past so that other Americans can maintain and enjoy their freedom. 


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