CRUMBGRABBER to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 4 days agoWe forgot the Alamo even though they told us not to.message-square39fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down19
arrow-up1115arrow-down1message-squareWe forgot the Alamo even though they told us not to.CRUMBGRABBER to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 4 days agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareSolidGruelinkEnglish32•4 days agoI didn’t so much forget it as I did assume Texans were just playing the martyr for getting their collective asses kicked in. Again. You know… Like Dallas Cowboys fans?
minus-square@subtextlink5•4 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo#Impact_on_revolution
minus-squareSolidGruelinkEnglish3•4 days agoSan Jacincto was a different battle wherein Mexico got their collective ass kicked in there. The Alamo was a rallying cry. Alamo itself was a rout for the Texians [sic]. There’s no side-stepping that. It goes as it goes.
I didn’t so much forget it as I did assume Texans were just playing the martyr for getting their collective asses kicked in. Again.
You know… Like Dallas Cowboys fans?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo#Impact_on_revolution
San Jacincto was a different battle wherein Mexico got their collective ass kicked in there. The Alamo was a rallying cry.
Alamo itself was a rout for the Texians [sic]. There’s no side-stepping that. It goes as it goes.