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Tango0118 Nov 2015 3:24 p.m. PST

"In December 1835, mutinous Texans took control of the city of Antonio de Béxar. Mexican General Santa Anna in charge of defense cordoned the fortified Alamo and led the attack.

This wartime situation left indelible imprint in the minds of those who lived around that time. However, with time, such historical events as the Battle of Alamo, which changed the course of history, are overtaken by new developments and the facts of the event are forgotten.

What are some of the facts many reading about this account this day and age don't know about the Battle of Alamo?…"
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IronDuke596 Supporting Member of TMP18 Nov 2015 4:29 p.m. PST

Unfortunately, this article is badly written and has spelling mistakes, syntax error etc that makes it hard to follow. I stopped reading after the fourth item.

79thPA Supporting Member of TMP18 Nov 2015 5:21 p.m. PST

I stopped after #3.

Old Glory Sponsoring Member of TMP18 Nov 2015 5:22 p.m. PST

I agree!! What fouth grader wrote that?

Ragbones18 Nov 2015 5:34 p.m. PST

Wow, that is pretty bad.

jgibbons18 Nov 2015 6:03 p.m. PST

Agreed – the writing is aweful…

I looked to see if it was a translated site….

Dn Jackson Supporting Member of TMP18 Nov 2015 11:08 p.m. PST

The T-shirt ads are nice….

StarCruiser19 Nov 2015 8:08 a.m. PST

Wow – "English as she is spoke" comes to mind there…

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Tango0119 Nov 2015 9:49 a.m. PST

(smile)

Amicalement
Armand

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