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A rebellion not many months before he came to the alamo. brutally suppressed this rebellion. they were in rebellion at the same t time. >> how does the mexican government become aware that this state was beginning toou break away? >> the big moment was in san san antonio, when you start getting the texans taking over the mission of the alamo. that now they are fortifying it. surrounding san antonio was lot of fresh water systems. it was not bad living around ths hill country of texas and san antonio. the idea of who controlled san antonio was who would control the whole part of texas. santa an...

Antonio. colonel travis, the regulars, santa ana thought this was a fight for who owns texas and he was it was easy. he was focused on san antonio, his brother-in-law was the commander when the texans captured the fort in 1965. it shows him coming this way. instead of the other route along the coast where he could by pass the alamo and arrive and resupply at san jacinto. brian: santa ana moves north. take his 2,000 troops and crush the rebellion. but the texas rebellion had a lot of previous success. >> sometimes success is your undoing. because we won. but they hadn't.

Colonel travis, the regulars, santa ana thought this was a fight for who owns texas and he was it was easy. he was focused on san antonio, his brother-in-law was the commander when the texans captured the fort in 1965. it shows him coming this way. instead of the other route along the coast where he could by pass the alamo and arrive and resupply at san jacinto. brian: santa ana moves north. take his 2,000 troops and crush the rebellion. but the texas rebellion had a lot of previous success. >> sometimes success is your undoing. because we won. but they hadn't. plus you have different people

Of -- sam houston is one of them. this ways we should do. we should take our troops and this is my plan. there is so much infighting that nothing is getting done. brian: after the alamo is take and the general is ousted he was released with a promise not to fight again. sam houston gives orders to no longer hold the alamo, recognizing it wouldn't be wise. but travis, bowie and crockett think otherwise. >> they are holding it because of the town. the alamo is important because of where it is. the town of bejar has two spatle spots where the texans capture it and it sets up a logic if rebels are...

Plus you have different people of -- sam houston is one of them. this ways we should do. we should take our troops and this is my plan. there is so much infighting that nothing is getting done. brian: after the alamo is take and the general is ousted he was released with a promise not to fight again. sam houston gives orders to no longer hold the alamo, recognizing it wouldn't be wise. but travis, bowie and crockett think otherwise. >> they are holding it because of the town. the alamo is important because of where it is. the town of bejar has two spatle spots where the texans capture it and i...