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later, the effort to keep the rebellion going was faltering badly. High level infighting and factionalism had split the provisional government, and the Texas army, under Gen. Sam Houston, barely existed, even on paper.
In making the first real stand against the Mexicans, Col. Travis and his men demonstrated extreme courage and resolve - virtues clearly needed to win independence. Facing an overwhelming but slow-moving force of 5500 Mexican troops, the 186 Texans and Tejanos (Mexican Texans) assembled at the Alamo had ample opportunity to break ranks and flee before the battle - but only one did.
The symbolic “crossing the line ” drawn in the dirt by Col. Travis, dramatically demonstrated the individual resolve to stay and fight, and has been celebrated many times in literature and film.
The fact that so many of America’s pre-Civil War folk heroes had gathered for a stand at the Alamo is something to think about.
The battle, in which Col. Travis, the
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