On March 6th

The 13-day siege ended March 6, 1836 with the death of all ~200 defenders—Crockett, Bowie and Travis among them. The documented date is 1836-03-06. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. Sources including 'Battle of the Alamo' carry the record. The detail belongs to th

On March 6, 1836 — the thirteenth day of the siege — Santa Anna's army stormed the mission at dawn and killed every combatant inside, roughly 200 defenders including Bowie, Crockett and Travis. 'Remember the Alamo' turned a defeat into independence's rallying cry; the chapel's nightly quiet is why it is also Texas's most haunted address.

The March 6, 1873 murders are documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. 'Smuttynose murders' documents the entry. The entry's timeline holds it; the lore holds the rest.