5. The Alamo -

: Among the roughly 200 defenders was the legendary frontiersman and former Tennessee congressman David Crockett .

On the morning of , Santa Anna ordered a multi-pronged dawn attack. Battle and Revolution - The Alamo

: The defense was led by co-commanders William B. Travis and James Bowie . Travis is famous for his "Victory or Death" letter, an appeal for aid that declared he would never surrender.

: Among the roughly 200 defenders was the legendary frontiersman and former Tennessee congressman David Crockett .

On the morning of , Santa Anna ordered a multi-pronged dawn attack. Battle and Revolution - The Alamo

: The defense was led by co-commanders William B. Travis and James Bowie . Travis is famous for his "Victory or Death" letter, an appeal for aid that declared he would never surrender.