William Barret Travis, portrait included in the Dawn at the Alamo scrapbook by Henry Arthur McArdle, c. 1900.
William Barret "Buck" Travis (1809-1836) was commander of the Alamo garrison during the siege of the fort by Mexican forces and was killed in the assault of the early morning of March 6, 1836. Travis and his fellow defenders became martyrs to the independence cause, rallying support for the Texas Revolution.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin.
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McArdle, H. A. (2025, September 08). William Barret Travis, Commander of the Alamo. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20940/william-barret-travis-commander-of-the-alamo/
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McArdle, Henry Arthur. "William Barret Travis, Commander of the Alamo." World History Encyclopedia, September 08, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20940/william-barret-travis-commander-of-the-alamo/.
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McArdle, Henry Arthur. "William Barret Travis, Commander of the Alamo." World History Encyclopedia, 08 Sep 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20940/william-barret-travis-commander-of-the-alamo/.
