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Felt was important. brian: you have two brave commanders, jim bowie and allen travis. >> travis was courageous. and bowie was famous in his hone right for create can the bowie knights in louisiana. he was known as a crocodile alligator character out of the bayous. bowie and correct and travis and others decided, we are going to dig in our heels and it's freedom or death that we are going to make our stand here. it was like a second american revolution in their mind. brian: show us what they were up against. you brought an overhead shot of the what it looks like today. >> we see the chapel and ...

Mexican troops? >> gunshot range and close their can noons even closer. brian: travis writes these wonderful letters that live on forever. he end it with what? >> victory or death. he knows he's not going to be reinforced and he decided not to leave. he decided to make the stand. you talk about time. the texans are here. as the mexicans arrive you have 13 days of a standoff, not a daily fight. but a standoff. during those 13 days the mexicans are getting stronger. they are moving ca canons close. courage is different in every person. but most people are not courageous alone. you get courage fr...

Mexican troops? >> gunshot range and close their can noons even closer. brian: travis writes these wonderful letters that live on forever. he end it with what? >> victory or death. he knows he's not going to be reinforced and he decided not to leave. he decided to make the stand. you talk about time. the texans are here. as the mexicans arrive you have 13 days of a standoff, not a daily fight. but a standoff. during those 13 days the mexicans are getting stronger. they are moving ca canons close. courage is different in every person. but most people are not courageous alone. you get courage fr...

The first breach was. brian: lieutenant colonel william travis shot in the head and dies. >> travis is down, so command is down. bowie is not able to give orders. there were 187 separate battles fought. most of these people could probably only see or hear the people close to them. they have no idea what's happening along the south wall. each person is finding courage in small groups making their own stand. finally in the chapel a series of small engagements add up to the battle of the alamo. brian: the mexican army takes the alamo execute the captured soldiers, including davy crockett. >> davy...

Brian: you have two brave commanders, jim bowie and allen travis. >> travis was courageous. and bowie was famous in his hone right for create can the bowie knights in louisiana. he was known as a crocodile alligator character out of the bayous. bowie and correct and travis and others decided, we are going to dig in our heels and it's freedom or death that we are going to make our stand here. it was like a second american revolution in their mind. brian: show us what they were up against. you brought an overhead shot of the what it looks like today. >> we see the chapel and we think that's the ...