The Alamo, photograph by Betsy Mark, February 2004.
The Alamo, originally a Spanish mission, was a fortress garrisoned first by the Spanish, then the Mexican Army after the Mexican War of Independence, and later, most famously, by Texian forces during the Texas Revolution. Their defeat at the Battle of the Alamo spurred both a recruitment surge for Texas independence and a panic for the civilian population, who fled eastward in what became known as the "Runaway Scrape."
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Mark, B. (2025, September 09). The Alamo, 2004. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20935/the-alamo-2004/
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Mark, Betsy. "The Alamo, 2004." World History Encyclopedia, September 09, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20935/the-alamo-2004/.
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