So how can we prolong the siege and have Santa Anna's army destroyed at the Alamo? I saw that all the Texian sentinels were asleep and killed without alerting the defense. Perhaps a better led defense might have held the Mexican assault?
Not enough "Texans" to destroy Santa Ana's army.
You might be able to prolong the siege, but even that might be difficult - alert sentinels or no.
Not disagreeing. I am suggesting other reinforcements lifting the siege. Is that even a remote possibility?
I'm not 100% sure - I think he was trying to handle things in some other area, but the place escapes me.
Santa Anna had what, a couple thousand men? Three hundred might not be enough to do much good.
They suffered unbelievably high losses in the siege though. Some 400-600 lost by most estimates. If the defense is a little more prepared it could do significantly more. Perhaps if the Texians or Texans whichever we want to usecan reach the Alamo who knows. The fact that they didn't even set out more then a mile is awful.
True. Maybe if or such a force arrives before the siege, that would probably be enough - Santa Anna was not a complete idiot, he's not going to waste his whole army (though how many more die before he gets the hint...).
On the Texians (used to distinguish from post-independence "Texan"): I don't know whose fault that was, but I'm going to say it was a sign none of them knew what they were doing.
Better not to have set out at all.
They suffered unbelievably high losses in the siege though. Some 400-600 lost by most estimates. If the defense is a little more prepared it could do significantly more. Perhaps if the Texians or Texans whichever we want to usecan reach the Alamo who knows. The fact that they didn't even set out more then a mile is awful.
i'm pretty sure they did biuld up the defenses alot but Santa Anna got there before he finishedWell could Travis have done something strengthen the Alamo's defenses? Would he have had the time and manpower to dig stake pits or perhaps a dry moat?
umm the alamo siege last nearly 13 daysBest the Alamo can expect to do is last 2 or 3 days until the Mexican heavy artillery arrives.
The Alamo is actually very small I doubt it would be able to house them comfortably. Hmm.
The Alamo is actually very small I doubt it would be able to house them comfortably. Hmm.