text yance masquerad masquerade. >> march 5th, 1836, davy crockett and 200 texians are under siege at the alamo. they fight off a steady garage of g -- barrage of gun fire. out numbered more than 10-1 they refuse to surrender and are prepared to fight until death. santa ana inform his men they will storm the alamo in the morning. >> so he was willing to staend political message to the united states and to the people of mexico using the blood of his men as the ink for this mission. >> he had some special assault troops that came up. they came in determined to knock in the walls and knock in doors.