The Battle of the Alamo - TEXAS VS MEXICO - 3D BATTLE ANIMATION

[@jpa435]

Those 32 volunteers were actually from Tennessee. That is one of the reasons why Tennessee is know as the volunteer state. It was the only state to send men in mass to help fight for Texas independence.

[@The_Hagseed]

Just goes to show... the hicks from Tennessee would take any shitty job back then too.

[@thomasflores7817]

Davey Crockett was from Tennessee. One of my favorite American heroes when i was in grade school

[@p2a0p2e0r1]

Georgia Battalion = The Georgia Battalion of Permanent Volunteers, which became part of James W. Fannin's provisional regiment in the Goliad Campaign of 1836, occupies a unique position in the Texas Revolution, since Georgia was possibly the only state in the Union to supply arms during the conflict from its state arsenal to a Texas volunteer force. The battalion was organized by its commander, William Ward, in Macon, Georgia, after a town meeting on November 12, 1835. With the aid of Dr. Robert Collins, Ward enlisted about 120 men from Macon, Milledgeville, and Columbus, Georgia, formed them into three companies, and armed, supplied, and transported the unit to Texas at personal expense and with the aid of the Georgia arsenal.

[@brodysdaddy]

The Immortal 32 were from Gonzales, Texas, where a monument now stands in their memory. There were at least 31 men from Tennessee who were already at the Alamo and defended it to the end. The Alamo’s defenders came from many states and countries as far away as England, Denmark, Ireland, and Germany. No matter where they were from, they all died as Texans.

[@gervas4935]

@@thomasflores7817 croket was a criminal and was running from tenneese

[@historymax5479]

Fantastic animations! Great job!

[@Johnnypaycheck77]

My dad was a Mexican in the john Wayne Alamo movie.

[@LemonHead-sq5ws]

Was he actually Mexican or just acting as one ?

[@alexmaisoneuve]

That sounds so cool man

[@codyallen3187]

What a great memory

[@dddd717]

My middle school principal was a Mexican soldier as well😅

[@SlumberBear2k]

@@LemonHead-sq5ws from what I remember a lot of them looked like white guys.

[@jodycanfield6684]

Native Texan and a descendant of a Battle of San Jacinto veteran. Nothing illustrates the history of a battle to a viewer like a 3D depiction. The realism of the area is impressive. The long barracks portion of the video was far more telling of what happened - using the Texans' own cannons against the fortified doors to gain entry. I've been inside the long barracks, and it is narrow. The area is dark and almost claustrophobic. One can only imagine the hand to hand combat with the Mexicans having the advantage of overwhelming numbers and bayonets fighting in pitch dark. Thank you for your work on this video. Very impressive.

[@gund2281]

I took a tour of the Alamo when we were there for a convention about 10 years ago, and you're right about those long barracks areas. My god I can't imagine being in there with AVERAGE people (We had a private tour voucher) let alone armed people who would rather prefer I am no longer alive! That must have been absolutely TERRIFYING!

[@S.M.Mer0]

“Native” lmao

[@gund2281]

@@S.M.Mer0 Yes, there are natives to the area of Texas. Many of which fought FOR the Texians during the event in question. Learn some history.

[@S.M.Mer0]

@@gund2281 It’s just that it’s very far and few in between to find someone who is an actual native, not just an Anglo calling themselves such

[@pasofino9583]

So you are a Native American from Texas If not you another immigrant

[@soldat2501]

Correction, the Lone Star Republic was born. The State wasn’t annexed till almost 10 years later.

[@JeffDavies-i8q]

And then went on to join the The Confederate States (God bless them!)

[@Shinobi33]

​@@JeffDavies-i8qwhat on Earth do you mean by that?

[@heathclark318]

Surprising he missed that as I have eaten at the former Texas Embassy, its of course now a steakhouse.

[@andrewhooper7603]

@@Shinobi33 He means "send Sherman back"

[@thomaswayneward]

@@Shinobi33 You must be a Mexican, I don't think the true history of Texas is taught in Mexico. Texas became a country for ten years, then became a State in the Union, at the request of the Texans.

[@benjaminhurt8280]

One thing to note is the 32 men who responded were all members of a Texas Ranger company.

[@sylezmakefightz9727]

All Mexicans ?

[@DizzyDave1127]

The Immortal 32 … from Gonzalez TX

[@pasofino9583]

@@sylezmakefightz9727not all some were Mexican thou.

[@davidross4102]

John Reid, Walker, Trivett, Tonto

[@yoelyancypompa-ramon3844]

@@sylezmakefightz9727 7 WHERE TEJANOS

[@travislogan1482]

Man, we need more videos like this. Battle of the Bulge, Fall of Berlin and Fall of Singapore.

[@gund2281]

Stalingrad? That one would be quite an undertaking though...

[@travislogan1482]

@@gund2281 True, but short ones could be strung together. Germans push for the Volga, Russian counter attacks on the German flanks and so on.

[@dogtownoon9791]

King and General has complete break down of epic battles , from panic war to Stalingrad to Korean war

[@travislogan1482]

@@dogtownoon9791 Indeed, but not in this style.

[@Malone4200]

@@gund2281 right, it would show how russia killed more of there own than the germans

[@jdgoade1306]

Not just Texas, several Mexican provinces opposed Santa Anna's dictatorship and Centrist government , he jettisoned the Mexican Constitution and imposed a despotic government.

[@andrewhooper7603]

And wanted to abolish slavery.

[@frankhernandez6883]

@@andrewhooper7603 Ditto. It had already been abolished in 1825, and he did warn the Texicans it would also end at a future date.

[@keithpark2044]

Yes, a despotic government that wanted to get rid of slavery. I think the Texicans would have been fine with whatever government was in charge as long as they got to keep their slaves.

[@GuillermoSanchez-jr6mp]

Tejas y Coahuila

[@jdgoade1306]

@@andrewhooper7603 Wrong.

[@charlessaint7926]

At some point during the final battle, around 50-60 men attempted to escape from the Alamo. They left in three groups, one going west towards the San Antonio River. Another went South and another went East. All three groups are set upon by Mexican cavalry and massacred. It's not known if this was part of an organized, or pre-planned, escape attempt, or if the defenders panicked and ran for their lives. One defender is known to have survived the final battle. Brigido Guerrero was fromerly a Mexican soldier who defected to the Texian side at some point before the Siege of Bexar in 1835. When he saw that it was hopeless, Guerrero locked himself in a cell. He convinced the Mexican soldiers he was a prisoner of the Texians and was spared. After the war he remained in Texas and received a pension from the State for his service.

[@RubenDeanda-lb9wr]

Not very brave but genius

[@mikloridden8276]

@@RubenDeanda-lb9wr Sometimes it’s best to just survive.

[@thomaswayneward]

I have heard that before, but I don't think anyone knows for sure. Anyway it doesn't matter, that is normal behavior for a party of fifty men, surrounded by a much superior force.

[@RubenDeanda-lb9wr]

@@thomaswayneward not always , recomend you to read about tori mototada it was 40 thousands against 2000 and at last 10 man made their last stand for hours until tori perform sepukku so the enemy don’t have the honor of killing him

[@jdgoade1306]

A and according to Gen. Sesma's field journal one group got in an irrigation ditch and put up a "stiff defense" he had to send in another company of cavalry, the Alamo had been over run so they were essentially pushed out.

[@RealRHernz]

Crazy to think now that there is a McDonalds just across the street from where the Alamo sits

[@iprey4surf]

MOD

[@rcastillo3629]

Legend has it that Santa Ana ordered a 20 piece chicken mcnugget with no sauce at that very location

[@Native_Creation]

You can't see it from the Alamo Plaza, there's a lot of other things closer, especially bars.

[@mreyes8519]

Texas wasn't a state until 1845. Mexico wanted to ban slavery and impose import tariffs. These Texans were largely illegal immigrant slave owners that didn't want to abide by the new laws, so they revolted.

[@sovietlord8797]

HOW IS THIS NOT VIRAL

[@jbombs7511]

Cause the sound sucks

[@god-vr2sr]

And it's filled with inaccuracies. Good animation though!

[@fontenoyjoe]

Not enough troops on either side

[@Shinobi33]

​@@god-vr2srwhat are the inaccuracies?

[@waylingtons]

Because only videos for the brainless go viral. People don’t care about education as much as filming themselves being assholes for social media.

[@AjninHaru]

It’s not that the Texans weren’t loyal to the Mexican government. They wanted the Constitution of 1824 reinstated after the government suspended it in favor of a more centralized government. Had Mexico retained it’s federalist constitution it would have been a first world nation with an unrivaled tourist industry.

[@hdzheat9362]

The Texans were squatters, Mexico had every right to do what it did

[@markiplex4333]

@@hdzheat9362the texans were invited to live there permanently. How could that possibly equate to squatting

[@GuillermoSanchez-jr6mp]

@@hdzheat9362There were also Tejanos/Texanos fighting for Texas. Not all Texans were Anglo some were Mexicans Texas who wanted independence.

[@lehmannadventures3439]

This so totally correct- that’s why the flag at the Alamo was the Mexican flag with 1824 on it- They weren’t squatters either- they were Mexican Citizens who rejected dictator Santa Anna- Further- this wasn’t the “first encounter” - the Mexican Government tried to disarm the people in Gonzales- this was BEFORE the Alamo- - in fact there was also the Battle of San Antonio that was also BEFORE the battle of the Alamo- This is why history gets so messed up- simple and verifiable facts this video ignores and gets completely wrong

[@gorillajoe999]

Now it's just a shithole

[@br0wnkrak3n70]

Nice! Was waiting for another video to drop. I appreciate you still carrying on, your views will only snowball im sure.

[@HenryStewart]

Hopefully! not much sign of it yet!

[@RaidersRaven]

Good but don't forget the Tejanos they were Mexicans who wanted to part ways with Mexico great Texan patriots like Juan Seguin!!!

[@charlesfinnigan3904]

And a large portion was Tejanos. This gets lost as afterward when more anglos come to Texas they shoot at anyone hispanic claiming their mexican, leading to a lot of Tejanos leaving or switching sides like Seguin. The flag at the Alamo was an 1824 flag pointing to the Mexican Constitution.

[@thomaswayneward]

@@charlesfinnigan3904 On the day the Alamo fell there were 4,500 Mexicans in Texas, and nearly all of them were around Brownsville, on the Rio Grande. Mexico tried to settle Texas for 200 years and could not get Mexicans to move to Texas. Hot weather and Comanches had something to do with it. The day the Alamo fell, there were 22,000 Anglos in Texas. Nearly all of the land grants the Texas/Mexican people owned were honored by the Texas government. Mexicans started really coming into Texas when air conditioning was invented. LOL

[@LC-xn4dp]

⁠@@thomaswaynewardi think the comanches had something more to do with it than hot weather. You act as if mexicans in northern mexico werent living in a desert climate and who actually bakes first under the sun?…it aint mexicans. Nice try though

[@LC-xn4dp]

⁠@@charlesfinnigan3904Ahhh! good ol’ old school racism.

[@PVT.Ramirez-x2y]

​@@thomaswayneward youre losing texas anyway and there's NOTHING y'all can do about it. Mexicans are k.illing 125,000 whites per year with drugs.

[@Isaiah-n1r]

The Texans wanted slavery pushed into the territory and the Mexicans government was not to keen on that for whatever reason. That is what strained the relationship between the Texans and the Mexicans

[@waggsish]

Mexicans were anti-slavery, Texans were pro-slavery, um, yeah you got that right.

[@ProjectPast1565]

Great video. What program was this made with?

[@darrelllee2107]

You did a great job with this production! Nic.

[@davidmurray5399]

The assault took place at around 4:00 am, in pitch darkness. It was very similar to Santa Anna's attack on Zapatecas, going in with the bayonet against a sleeping garrison. The resulting struggle was unlike any depiction you see in movies or TV. Several groups of the sleep deprived garrison tried to flee, most were ridden down by waiting Mexican cavalry.

[@frankhernandez6883]

*Actually around **6:30** and lasted 90 minutes*

[@jdgoade1306]

Took place at 5: 30 not 4:00.

[@firestriker3580]

The resulting struggle was like the depiction we see in movies and TV. There were no groups of the sleep deprived garrison that tried to flee. Most were not written down by waiting Mexican cavalry

[@joshuafox8856]

Who killed all those Mexican troops then?

[@NinjaSushi2]

0:31 same thing is happening in the EU and especially the UK. Tons of Muslim migrants have came over the last 10 years and have completely flipped the political system in the EU.

[@adamstephenson7518]

I love this animation. This is a cool way to view battles. Different POV

[@jamescampbell2411]

Great video! Minor correction: Its Booo-wee, not Bow-wee. One is a singer...one is a Texas hero.

[@elCid444]

Minor correction? Bowie was not the commander of the Alamo. It was Travis.

[@jdgoade1306]

@@elCid444 Bowie was commander of volunteers, after Feb. 14th they were co-commanders, Travis took full command when Bowie went down sick.

[@redruml5872]

Travis died in the first 5 minutes. Once the Mexicans attacked they broke through very quickly.

[@edwardc399]

Correction, The Mexican army spared not only the women and children, they also spared ALL the Black slaves of which there is no accurate number since they didn’t choose to return to captivity, only one slave named Joe who was William Travis property is recorded in Texan history, mainly because he chose to go back to captivity

[@Eseweyloco619]

This was so interesting to watch. You earned a sub for sure! Great video! Can’t wait to see what else you have on your channel!

[@pray452]

At 2:00 the narrator says Travis pens the Victory or Death Letter, but on screen is John Wayne who portrayed Davy Crockett in the 1960 movie, The Alamo. He also interjects scenes of the 2004 Alamo movie.🤦🏻‍♂️ He also incorrectly refers to the defenders as Texans. The Anglos were commonly known as Texians as they were Mexican citizens living in Texas, Mexico. It was after annexation by the US in 1845 that the term Texan became commonly used. The Mexicans born in or living in Texas were, and still are today, known as Tejanos. Just saying…

[@lopezmario4633]

After all I have read, this is the most detailed account I have come across. THANK YOUI!!

[@charlesfinnigan3904]

The whole Texas independence scenario is one where if someone wrote it in a novel he would be laughed to scorn, but yet it happened!

[@firestriker3580]

No

[@JohnTorres-vd3tz]

How is it this channel only has 37 thousand subscribers? Great job! 👏👏👏👏

[@Native_Creation]

Indigenous Tejano / Irish-Mexican here. Used to live downtown and visited the Alamo a lot. Lots of the other comments addressed the factual inaccuracies. But the main one for the visual recreation is that San Antonio is not a desert, we're a sub tropical region with lush vegetation, we sit above an aquifer and there's many rivers across TX (although drought is still an issue). To the West and up into the Hill Country has plenty of forests, then it starts to become more arid since there are underground rivers too. The Chihuahuan desert begins in West Texas, and even then it's more lush than this shows, similar to Spain's arid regions in many ways. One thing that many don't realize is that this was the Second Texas Revolution, the first happened in 1813, when the first Texas Constitution was drafted and Tejanos rebelled with the aid of U.S. filibusters (mainly Irish veterans of the American Revolution). The Battle of Medina was the bloodiest in Texas history. Ireland has a deep history with Spain due to the Catholic and also Celtic history, but many, like William Lamport, disagreed with injustices that occurred in New Spain. There were many Tejanos who fought in the American Revolution when Spain added the U.S. revolution, so they returned the favor. Santa Anna was a Lt. in the Spanish army at the time and aided in the execution of the Tejano rebels.

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

Love how you used clips from both of the more well known Alamo movies. Still wish a couple more would be known by more people. 13 days of Glory and Gone To Texas are both good movies.

[@CalvinTate-r7n]

What movie is at 5:44? Can anyone help me with that? As well as what you think is the best alamo movie and the most historically accurate alamo movie. I would love to watch all three!

[@covidisascam4556]

I never understood how Mexico was considered an invading force in its own country. Texas is Mexican by origin.

[@Eds7570]

They weren't an invading force. The Texicans as they were called, rebelled against Mexican authority, or President Santa Ana.

[@covidisascam4556]

@Eds7570 The real Texans never rebelled. The anglos that the Mexican government welcomed to settle the land are the one that created the problems because they couldn't have slaves in Texas and wanted change the laws.

[@Eds7570]

@@covidisascam4556 Right, the ones I was referring too, the incoming settlers. They may haven't even been called Texicans come to think of it.

[@kevinferrin5695]

Santa Ana did not "immediately" head off to quell the rebellion. He first had to put down several in lower Mexico first. It was a few months before he got around to doing north, months in which the Texians successfully turned out the Centralist forces sent to quell them. The Texians general supported the Federalists of Mexico, but eventually decided to form their own country.

[@Native_Creation]

Sam Houston and Lamar had different ideas on Texas governance and its foreign relations.

[@itorca]

The Mexicans came from commerce street in san Antonio and it's not a dessert it's pretty green even January it's also very humid. The river was right against the city the Mexicans actually used the city the cemetery was to the west of the city. These landscape scenes always forget the city it seems and it had some roles to what and where the attack took place. If you really want to envision the battle from a bird flying over it would. Make sense to start at commerce street and then show the Alamo. But from San Antonio de Bexar. The west wall of the calvary. Courtyard (square shaped wall south west of the chapel) was heavily contested the breach being there by avenue E. most of the battle taking place in the calvary courtyard. It's actually not as big as you think it's gonna be think churchyard small maybe room for a couple hundred people. It easily gets crowded with guests from wall to wall 13 seconds of sprinting width 40 seconds long.(I'm not as fit as I should have been) This was like the hot gates it's smaller then walmart you can roam the site fairly quickly making a day out of it was difficult as I tend to charge through things to gather as much as I can. But the guides and tours are very helpful as well as providing bits of unknown trivia. Like the fates of Joe the slave

[@ALiberalVeteran]

Alot of schools here in Texas are named after the heros of the alamo.

[@scottbeater-man3714]

More animated battle videos like this please my good sir! This video is fantastic!

[@NOLAgenX]

This is well done, but have to correct you. Bowie was not in command. William Travis was, as a LTC in the Texan Army. He and Bowie nominally split command of regular soldiers and volunteers, with the latter reporting to Bowie. There was no passing of command to a co-commander, Travis merely assumed command of Bowie’s people when he fell ill.

[@firestriker3580]

Bowie was in command and there was a passing of command to a co

[@NOLAgenX]

@@firestriker3580 Bowie was in command of the volunteers. As I said, they were co-commanders until Bowie was incapacitated.

[@tripodcatz5532]

General Santa Anna later moved to New York City for a time (some years after Texas joined the U.S.A) and helped found the chewing gum industry with an American business partner, Thomas Adams. They formed a company named, "Chiclets" to market a type of tree gum Santa Anna brought with him from Mexico. Chiclets Gum is still sold to this day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_L%C3%B3pez_de_Santa_Anna

[@Native_Creation]

Except that they tricked Santa Anna and stole his recipe. Wrigelys also got the recipe from them and made their own version.

[@jdgoade1306]

Compound isn't long enough, and Crockett never called himself Davy.

[@firestriker3580]

Yes he did and the compound is long enough

[@jdgoade1306]

@@firestriker3580 No, it's well known Crockett didn't call himself Davy , and the West wall of the Alamo was 537 feet, a football field is 360.

[@JRMcDowell]

I am curious, have you been to San Antonio TX? Have you not seen the vegetation and huge trees all over the place here? So why is it everyone depicts the Alamo in a desert?

[@RiverPrather]

Back in the past

[@Native_Creation]

@RiverPrather it wasn't a desert back then either. It was sub-tropical and lush with thick vegetation. The Alamo and town were built right by rivers.

[@RiverPrather]

Okay

[@richardmarts2432]

I have yet to understand why Santa Anna, facing a wide spread revolt, wasted his time and resources on a 170 men in a beat up old mission. One would think a reasonable commander would have bypassed it and pressed toward more significate targets.

[@JoeJackson-p8j]

He wasn't a reasonable commander. Like Hitler he thought he was a great strategist. He wasnt.

[@Michael15_25]

@@JoeJackson-p8jhe was nicknamed Napoleon of the West

[@Native_Creation]

He had a big ego, and it was also personal. When he was a Lt., he was part of the Spanish Army's contingent that won the Battle of Medina and massacred the Tejano and Irish American rebels in 1813. He felt it would be an easy victory and boost his image.

[@southtexasprepper1837]

Colonel David "Davy" Crockett was know as "The King of The Wild Frontier." NOT "The King of The Wild West." As a Native Tennessean and Transplanted Texan, I should know about that. Estimates of the Texan Force inside the Alamo varies. There are estimates from 170 to 200 Volunteers. The exact number isn't historically truly known.

[@Native_Creation]

They also don't properly tally the Tejanos, since later on, many Texians ousted them, believing they were Mexican sympathizers

[@EradeGranJusticia]

This is so amazing. Im sharing it with everyone. Can I use your animation for a history project? I will give credit to you and channel of course

[@jl88570]

Excellent work friend. Keep going like that 👍😉👌.

[@HenryStewart]

Thank you so much 😀

[@DRightOne1]

I've visited the Alamo. It is very small. I don't think the walls are there. It was mostly what looked like the chapel in the video. You're in and out in 15-20minutes. The walls are very thick though. I can see it withstanding cannon from afar.

[@IrishIronArmalite]

Wow this is awesome! Subbed! Oh and... "they were immediately hit with problems." Dear friend... in the states, we call those bullets!

[@voodoovinny7125]

I would suggest using actual photos of or the likeness of the men like Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett instead of images of actors that played those men in movies. That kind of takes away some of the serious nature the video seems to depict.

[@firestriker3580]

No it doesn't

[@VorlonAngel]

Does anyone know why Santa Anna decided to attack the North Wall where most of the Texas cannons were placed instead of just using an attack against that wall as a diversion and thus sending the bulk of his troops to gain entry at a weaker and less defended wall? Just curious.🤔

[@jdgoade1306]

@@VorlonAngel The assault at the South wall was the diversion, and a pre dawn assault was to get to the wall quickly so the cannon couldn't be used well, as cannon can't be depressed downwards, called "under the guns".

[@VorlonAngel]

@@jdgoade1306 OK, thanks. Appreciate it. Happy New Year!

[@garychristison763]

My minor complaint is that these depictions show San Antonio as a west Texas desert matching the location where John Wayne filmed. There is a plague showing where a sniper took position in a tree by the river. San Antonio is a bit of a water oasis with a spring (Lone Star beer) which is why it was a prime location. Thank you for giving compass directions. I used to imagine all the fighting being to the west but as you point out, there was a major assault from the north along with an assault from the south.

[@Native_Creation]

Agreed, I lived right by Milam park where Milam was buried, it was near San Pedro Creek

[@tjmusa]

very well done. great job. will watch the others you have made. thanks

[@galleste]

Good explanation on the battle. They held out for 13 days. The battle was actually for the most part fought in the dark unlike the 1960 John Wayne epic that had the Mexican Army storm the Alamo in broad daylight. Also, the Mexican accounts have it that Davey Crockett was captured and put to death by bayonets on Santa Ana's orders versus the 1960 movie having blown himself in the powder room in a glorious act of defiance. Your depiction of where they stormed the walls is accurate.

[@bhartley868]

Read Groneman book Death of a Legend,to find out how fully fowled up that story is. It never should have been included in the 2004 movie. The movie was a flop anyway probably because of it .

[@jdgoade1306]

Movies used to have to shoot it in daylight as they had no way to light an assault in the dark.

[@jdgoade1306]

There is 0 proof Crockett was executed, lots of opinions, speculation etc but no proof and unlike the movies nobody in the Mexican army knew who Crockett was.

[@firestriker3580]

False on the Davy Crockett thing

[@firestriker3580]

False, in the story was not followed up. It should have been included in the 2004 movie. It was not a flop because of it

[@dasparado]

Being a kid raised in Texas, we all assumed the entire country had to learn Texas history in grade school. That kind of tells you all you need to know about Texas ;)

[@markcole5108]

It is frequently repeated that Santa Anna turned into a dictator. This is incorrect. In fact, under Mexican law, the President of the country could not also be the head of the military so Santa Anna resigned as President in order to lead the army into Texas. Regarding the column formation: column formation was the best way to move with speed. The attack plan was to get close to the walls as quickly as possible and not into a prolonged firefight as the infantry would take unnecessary losses against the cannon fire. So the Mexican forces quickly moved to the base of the wall and the cannon above would not have been able to depress the barrels to shoot down on them. The column attacking the east side took more losses from cannon fire from the positions adjacent to the chapel so it moved to the southeast corner. All of the attacking columns had ladders to scale the walls and once they were able to climb up, the superior numbers of bayonet wielding infantry had the advantage. Due to the delay in getting over the walls on the west side, Santa Anna sent in his reserve to make sure the attack did not falter.

[@jdd4153]

This awesome, did you make this in blender?

[@Goomba_N64]

1:42 Gezz the recoil on those cannons is feaken crazy!

[@christophertodd4204]

God Bless Texas. I think Tennessee and Texas have always had a kindred bond since that day.

[@icevariable9600]

It was to fight for Texas independence so they could have slaves. Everyone always leaves that part out.

[@skypirate6278]

Was it really just a land grab by the US? No way that Texas was ever going to stay independent. It was always going to be part of the US right?

[@alextaylor29]

Great video liked and subscribed.

[@Budguy68]

As a Mexican I am glad we didn't lose 100% of all battles lol. My understanding is that there were also Texan Mexicans (Tejanos) who were fighting to defend the Alamo too. But I am also glad Texas became part of the US.

[@NinjaSushi2]

Santa Anna was a terrible general otherwise Mexico would have won more battles. Look up the story of the Yellow Rose of Texas. He literally got distracted by a beautiful woman because she basically had sex with him and the Texans use that opportunity to sneak up on the Mexicans and absolutely slaughter them. The problem with the Mexican Army at the time is it was led much how the Russian army is led today. Everything is done from the top down with leadership and there's no autonomy, so you take out the leadership and the entire Army crumbles, unlike the American Army where you can take out the lieutenant and the platoon sergeant or a squad leader can take over for the platoon, etc. Another story of great people failed by a terrible leader. Love from Texas aka North Mexico.

[@bennyx1281]

Yes there were Tejano’s among them gringos who died defending the land they were born on. There were also some in Sam Houston’s army, who fought against the Mexican army. When Texas won the war, they were kicked out of Tejas. Only to be hung by the Mexican government. Then later on the Tejanos who were still living in what was now called Texas were killed by the Texas Rangers, it did not matter if they were man, woman, child, old person..😢 More then 4,000 people were killed for being brown, killed on their own land…😢

[@Budguy68]

@bennyx1281 I wasn't aware of that part... My understanding was that Mexicans were allowed to stay in the US and get US citizenship by conquest after the Mexican American war. I guess Texas had other plans.

[@m.j.vazquez4720]

tejanos fought on both sides though from what i understand most of the tejanos left the fort when santa anna gave the option and in a letter from william travis he mention everyone in san antonio was an enemy "But I am also glad Texas became part of the US." weird but ok

[@m.j.vazquez4720]

" allowed to stay in the US " that was a different war though many after that war were lynched and/or lost their ranchos from texas to california

[@lanarichards6961]

And now there's a Pat O Briens and Chipotle right own the street lol from this historical landmark. Wild

[@seantrevathan3041]

One man that got word out for relief was Juan Seguin. His father helped pen the Mexican Constition, which Santa Anna ripped up when he seized power.

[@Hadrian_S]

All is fair in love and war. Immigrants pouring in and then outnumbering the local population. This is simply happening again in our time. The Mexicans outnumber locals in plenty of US cities and towns.

[@amittaizero]

Good.

[@MachaeraMX]

Based

[@Elitecommando501]

What goes around comes around

[@Native_Creation]

There's still a difference between Mexican Americans, particularly Tejanos, and Mexican nationals

[@VictorValentinoVega]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alamo_defenders Both white and Mexicans defended the alamo

[@thomaswayneward]

You mean Mexicans didn't like a dictator either? What a surprise.

[@S.M.Mer0]

*Anglos, Mexicans can be just as white

[@thomaswayneward]

@@S.M.Mer0 The European DNA in Mexico is almost nonexistent. Some Chinese are "white" skin colored, but they are not white as normally thought of. Most Mexicans are dark skinned.

[@thomaswayneward]

You realize that wiki is a socialist organization, trying every day to convert you to becoming a socialist.

[@jdgoade1306]

True.

[@themagnumtodd]

“I don’t care what they tell you in school, Santa Ana was black” -Netflix

[@JuanTrujillo-qv4lw]

😂

[@zezoo2107]

Lucky to be American Blessed by god to be born a Texan God bless Texas

[@jameshancock7285]

My grandfather's ancestors were part of Sam Houstons army. In fact, my mom's family were some of the original settlers in Texas. Recieving land grants from Spain.

[@sprucy434]

Thank you, Englishman for telling and showing my home state's history. However, technically it was the Republic of Texas, we were our own country. Up until the Mexican-American War 10 years later, when we joined the Union as the 28th state of the United States of America. :D

[@Native_Creation]

It was the Republic of Texas in name only, the deal Santa Anna made with Sam Houston was never ratified or accepted by the Mexican Congress. From the Mexican POV, Texians were still occupying Mexican land. That's why when the U.S. annexed Texas, it initiated the Mexican-American War, being considered Mexican territory still.

[@davethescientist]

Native Texan here. I have to mention a correction. You said the Mexicans met the Texian rebels for the first time at the Alamo, but the first battle of the Texas Revolution was the Battle of Gonzalez, where the iconic phrase/flag "Come and Take It" was used. Also, there was the battle/massacre of Goliad where nearly 350 Texians died defending that fort. Many Texians shouted "Remember Goliad" during the battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto.

[@LX.Zandaaa62]

You're a white Anglo immigrant, you aren't native nor are you a native from Texas.

[@davethescientist]

@@LX.Zandaaa62 Wow you made a big uninformed assumption there. I'm not white Anglo, I'm Mexican indigenous. My ancestors are Chichimecan, Coahuiltecan, and Spanish. My bloodline on my father's side comes from South Texas since before it was Spanish, Mexican, Texan, and American.

[@chaseskinner98]

@@LX.Zandaaa62response?

[@animal9470]

If only walker texas ranger had been there

[@dooberss385]

That was a really cool animation. Great job

[@mazingerzeta777]

Thank you for all your informative comments!!

[@JohnSixteen-jj6eg]

So woke this guy can't say "Church" instead he says "religious building".

[@117rebel]

I love Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett! Texan and American legends!

[@thomaswayneward]

Jim Bowie was a real warrior. You should read about some of the scrapes he got in with the Mexicans before the Alamo.

[@LC-xn4dp]

⁠​⁠@@thomaswaynewardGot to love jim bowie a slave smuggler not to mention some of his stories about him are fictional 😂

[@pasofino9583]

@@thomaswaynewardMexican accounts he died begging for his life.

[@nascarsiton26]

just a texan one you guys are degenerates

[@zeropoint546]

@@pasofino9583 Sadly for you, the only version that counts is that of the victors. Of the war that is.

[@MinhNguyen-cn8kx]

Peace on earth...... Love & Buddha compassion from Vietnam.

[@SandraCox-y9x]

as a aussie who has visited the alamo i was struck by how low the walls were if you put someone on your shoulders you could virtually get inside these defenders certainly had spirit and guts because i would of left before santa anna arrived until you could get more troops thats why he sent the letter out for more men but he left it too late and it ultimately cost them all their lives

[@Native_Creation]

it was meant to be protection against indigenous raids, not a full blown army. There were plans to make San Antonio into a Presidio like other Spanish forts, but it was scrapped because the war between Spain and France had ended, they felt it was not strategically needed at the time.

[@RoosterStranglr]

Did they keep his wooden leg?

[@reedsilvesan2197]

I've been to the Alamo. I'm wondering where is the outer wall that surrounded the Alamo???

[@jdgoade1306]

@@reedsilvesan2197 Was torn down long ago, the main compound was bigger than a football field.

[@SirNova2o9]

is all about slavery. that the truth. Texas want slavery, but the Mexican say nah, not here.

[@brad5015]

This is an excellent presentation!

[@JuanTrujillo-qv4lw]

If Santa Anna hadn’t got that much power there might have been a different country between the usa and the usm.

[@TyrJustice]

Can’t wait for a game like this

[@nissafors]

Very well made and informative video. Greetings from sweden

[@billdurkee8824]

Why is it slavery is not mentioned as the cause of this war? Slavery was in violation of the Mexican Constitution. The Texans brought slaves into the area and were repeatedly warned that it would not be tolerated. When the Lone Star Republican was formed, slavery was protected by their new Constitution, same when they became a state. This backdrop never gets discussed. Great animation BTW.

[@captaincrunch72]

because like so much of the south in 1861.. In turn texas specifically. early 1830's >>>>> 99.99999 % of all people in the 'texas region' had no slaves. never seen a slave could care less about slaves. They were fighting for their OWN freedom and land.. So any stupid fuck that says it was ALL about slavery is an idiot. NOT to mention the main reason for many the dissolved mexican gov and constitution in 1824....

[@johngolden3714]

Native Texan here and I really enjoyed this video. The 3D animation really serve to bring this 188 year old event to life. Makes we want to go back and visit the site again, especially now that've begun expanding to encompass the original perimeter of the mission. They recently opened up a reconstruction of the Lunette/Mission Gate and of the southwest corner emplacement of the 18 pounder. Exciting times.

[@gervas4935]

Thats funny native lol.

[@WiIdbiII]

What's funny about being a native Texan?​@@gervas4935

[@Charles-k9g5y]

My understanding is that Houston didn’t want the Alamo defended.

[@justincooper3075]

Your understanding is factually correct. Houston felt that the Alamo was not a very good defensible position in the first place and ordered the fort abandoned. Essentially, the Alamo defenders became heroes because of disobeying orders, just like Colonel Fannin at Goliad. Their bravery can never be questioned, but their insistence on defending the Alamo until all avenues of escape were closed are very and rightfully questionable.

[@Charles-k9g5y]

@ -- thank you.

[@alecwilliams7111]

A very good short subject on the battle. For me as a fifth generation Texan, it was a battle of democracy again one man, brutal tyranny. Santa anna called himself "the Napoleon of the West," and it the end, he failed in much the same way as his namesake. Were the Mexicans against slavery. Yes, give or take a few Mexican peons. Whatever you can say about the Anglo defenders of the Alamo, they were traditional American practitioners of democracy--warts and all, if you wish. There were Mexicans who fought WITH the Texans in the revolution. At San Jacinto, they shouted "Recunder el Alamo! Recunder el Goliad!" See: DAY OF SAN JACINTO by Frank Tolbert; THE ALAMO [THIRTEEN DAYS TO GLORY] by Lon Tinkle; THE RAVEN by Marquis James. There's also a Republic of Texas volume on the de la Pena letter, and the deaths at the Alamo. Contrary to what you may have heard, de la Pena never disrespected Crockett.

[@victorwilliams1304]

Mmmmmmm if they had slaves, Democracy wasn't what they were fighting for.

[@deeppurple2557]

The result of the San Jacinto victory was NOT "Thus was born the state of Texas." Texas did not immediately become an American state at that time. It instead framed and enacted a completely independent republic with its own Constitution, elected government, army, navy, legislative and judicial authority, currency, international relations -- in short, all the powers that make a government fully sovereign. The independent Texas Republic was diplomatically recognized by the "superpowers" of that day, Britain, France, and the United States, as well as Belgium, the Netherlands, and the then-existing Yucatan Republic. Texas exchanged ambassadorial legations with Britain, France, and the United States. It continued as an independent Republic for a decade until it was voluntarily annexed, by popular consent in both Texas and the United States, to the US at the end of December 1845. The total duration of the independent Texas Republic was 9 years and 11 months -- in effect, 10 years. Compare that with the short-lived "California Republic," which existed only by proclamation and never in reality -- and no appeal to popular consent. The so-called California "Republic" lasted for just over 3 weeks. It had no constitution, no elected government, no army, no navy, no currency, no legislative or judicial authority, no international recognition or diplomatic exchange, nothing at all with even the merest whiff of sovereignty. As I said, it existed only by proclamation of a small, self-appointed group of malcontents who had no popular backing, no legitimate authority, and no power or ability to erect the "Republic" they so loudly proclaimed. And they just as quickly dissolved into anonymity when the US Army occupied California and the US government annexed it as a territory the United States. California became a fully fledged state in the American Union in September 1850.

[@armstronggeorge1533]

Well done video thanks for making it

[@ShadeRaven222]

Geronimo made both sides look like a bunch of little girls 😆

[@golddenstar]

Shiiiiit KZbin taught me better than School did lol

[@marksheen4873]

Wow what a cool way to display the battle!

[@cooperanderson4609]

American by birth, Texan by the grace of God.

[@TylerD288]

You live in a 3rd world state. Is your heat going to be on this winter? 😅

[@cooperanderson4609]

@ 3rd world state that will be the largest and most successful in the country soon. Everyone’s wants to be here. Are you talking about the once in a hundred year storm? Y’all are so pathetic lol. Where do you live?

[@cooperanderson4609]

@ @ 3rd world state that will be the largest and most successful in the country soon. Everyone’s wants to be here. Are you talking about the once in a hundred year storm? Y’all are so pathetic lol. Where do you live?

[@nickking3310]

I remember knowing a kid who was related to bowie. Bro would never stfu about it.

[@danw9520]

Keep in mind, Mexico had just revolted against Spain and gained independence 10-15 years earlier. It's not like they'd been around awhile (as a govt) and everyone knew what they were getting by settling in those territories. Or that they really had much claim on the land they just took from Spain. Once they realized Mexico was gonna roll with the dictator, they weren't down for it.

[@NinjaSushi2]

4:31 a company of men would have been 100-200. That's over 50 men killed in one valley! Wow!

[@jeffanderson3584]

REMEMBER GOLIAD!!! Goliad was first!!!

[@LowerTheBoom]

Didn't Ozzy Osbourne barf on the Alamo and the bite of the head of a bat and spit it out on the Alamo. 😳

[@chaseskinner98]

I think he took a piss on it whilst drunk one night. He was banned from the state I think for a good while lol

[@easntx]

Pissed, got arrested for it tambien... Maybe. I heard that once. Ya

[@ryanmccarthy8625]

​@@chaseskinner98Yep, 10 years.

[@televisor9506]

I live just outside of Fort Worth and I'm surprised that an otherwise pretty good account didn't make any mention of the various theories about how William Travis, David Crockett, or James Bowie died at the Alamo. I've known several members of the Crockett family and James Bowie is a distant relative of mine. And while all of us seem to have our own speculations, we all agree that just by taking a stand there and a bite out of Santa Anna's army, they are all heroes and we are very proud of them as well as of the other brave men who fought and died at the Alamo.

[@jdgoade1306]

@@televisor9506 Travis died at the North wall, Bowie died in his room just East of the main gate, nobody knows how Crockett died.