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Featured Article. The Alamo: 13 Days of Glory. February 23, 1836, began the siege of the Alamo, a 13-day moment in history that turned a ruined Spanish mission in the heart of downtown San Antonio, Texas, into a shrine known and revered the world over.
The Battle of the Alamo. In December 1835, in the early stages of Texasâ war for independence from Mexico, a group of Texan (or Texian) volunteers led by George Collinsworth and Benjamin Milam overwhelmed the Mexican garrison at the Alamo and captured the fort, seizing control of San Antonio.en years after Texas won its independence and shortly after it was annexed by the United States, U.S. soldiers revived the Remember the Alamo! battle cry while fighting against Mexican forces in the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848.