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>> in 1836 victory over mexico feels close at hand for the men fighting for a sovereign texas. only months before davy crockett arrives in san antonio soldiers drive out mexican troops ceasing control of a former mission a fore dre fortress called the alamo. >> for the texians the alamo was really about what was accumulated. there is lots and lots of guns. >> but for the mexican military el alamo represents something very different. general santa ana is the supreme commander of the mexican army known as the napoleon of the west, the general is enraged when he receives word the texans

Mexican army crockett has a small window to escape, but he has no intention of retreating. >> when this war is won, texians achieve their independence they need a strong leader. i intend to give them what they need. >> the texians have indeed misjudged general santa ana. for weeks he has been assembling an army of nearly 2,000 soldiers. on february 23rd, 1836, general santa ana and his troops arrive in san antonio and begin surrounding the alamo. >> the first thing he does is try to scare them raising a black flag of no quarter. >> the no quarter flag sends a chilling message to the texans. >>...

>> for weeks he's been assembling an army of nearly 2,000 soldiers. on february 23rd, 1836 general santa ana and his troops arrived in san antonio and begin surrounding the alamo. >> for the first thing he does is try to scare them raise his black flag of no quarter. >> the no quarter flag sent a chilling message to the texans. >> none of you will be spared. and he sets his guns up his strategic position to begin bombarding the alamo. ♪ >> what people need to understand about the battle of the alamo is that it is a siege

>> for weeks he's been assembling an army of nearly 2,000 soldiers. on february 23rd, 1836 general santa ana and his troops arrived in san antonio and begin surrounding the alamo. >> for the first thing he does is try to scare them raise his black flag of no quarter. >> the no quarter flag sent a chilling message to the texans. >> none of you will be spared. and he sets his guns up his strategic position to begin bombarding the alamo. ♪ >> what people need to understand about the battle of the alamo is that it is a siege

Remote place that you might not normally get a chance to see. >> speaking of rainforest, i have to tell you, we are going to have some animals from the rainforest. i'm a little nervous because i'm not great with wild animals, except for you. >> are any of us? >> you tamed me just fine. >> might be hope for me after all. now an artistic challenge. could you draw a map of your state? >> folks in texas took the challenge yesterday to mark the state's independence day as the day 1836 when texas broke away from mexico. look at the results. you see what they came up. kind of tough to draw but coul...