What to see in America . e celebrated huntingknife that bears his name. Another was Davy Crockett,the mighty hunter, in buckskin clothing and coonskin cap,carrying his favorite long rifle named Betsy. Theyand other Americans, one hundred and eighty-six in all,fortified themselves in the Alamo, where they were besiegedby four thousand Mexicans, com-manded by Santa Anna, the dictatorof Mexico. Day after day the de-fenders withstood the attacking hostfrom February 23 to the morning ofMarch 6, when a breach was madein the yard wall. The frontiersmenthen withdrew to the interior of thebuilding, whe
What to see in America . e celebrated huntingknife that bears his name. Another was Davy Crockett,the mighty hunter, in buckskin clothing and coonskin cap,carrying his favorite long rifle named Betsy. Theyand other Americans, one hundred and eighty-six in all,fortified themselves in the Alamo, where they were besiegedby four thousand Mexicans, com-manded by Santa Anna, the dictatorof Mexico. Day after day the de-fenders withstood the attacking hostfrom February 23 to the morning ofMarch 6, when a breach was madein the yard wall. The frontiersmenthen withdrew to the interior of thebuilding, where a desperate hand tohand conflict ensued. The unequalcontest reeled to and fro between theshattered walls until gradually thedefenders were all killed. Crockettwas one of the last to fall. Wounded,and ringed around with the bodiesof the men he had slain, he continuedto face the foe with his back to therxT rj. a wall as long as he could stand. Wood Water Tower, San i p • i i • Antonio was brought from the neighbormg. Texas 303
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