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Title: On This Day
Post by: midnight Target on March 06, 2002, 12:39:31 PM

March 6th 1944

Berlin:

The 8th Air Force suffered its worst loses for any single mission.

Title: On This Day
Post by: Gadfly on March 06, 2002, 07:59:16 PM

166 years ago, a bunch of handsomehunk Gringo's learned the true meaning of "Deguello".

Title: On This Day
Post by: Tac on March 06, 2002, 08:39:55 PM

LOL Gadfly, I do so want to hear about it. :)

Title: On This Day
Post by: Animal on March 06, 2002, 09:48:04 PM

HEhehe tell us who's throat was slit.

Title: Remember the Alamo!
Post by: Gadfly on March 06, 2002, 10:53:46 PM

March 6, 1836 San Antonio de Bexar, Republic of Mexico.  This is not the story as told by John Wayne, but it is true, none the less.


General Sam Houston, very short on troops, under gunned and all around in serious trouble, sacrificed the garrison at the Alamo to buy time to raise an army.  Probably 5 of the 200 persons there knew of their fate, and there was no discrimination as to their race.  They fought hard, but they had no chance once the battle was engaged.  Santa Anna raised the red flag and blew Dequello, and allowed as many as wanted to to slip a way into the night.  Few did, and in the morning of the next day, the Rebel outpost was eliminated.

Title: On This Day
Post by: Dune on March 06, 2002, 11:17:03 PM

Santa Anna made two major mistakes when he attacked the Alamo.

His first was that he expected either the defenders to surrender quickly or that the battle wouldn't take long.  So he declined to wait for his heavy siege guns to catch up to him.  Instead he kept charging the walls over open ground.  If he had waited two days (or so) his big guns would have arrived and he could've dismantled the adobe walls at his leilsure.

His second mistake was charging accross that open ground.  A majority of the men at the Alamo hunted for their very existance using accurate rifles.  They shot the Mexicans to pieces.

About 200 Texans (or Texicans) died at the Alamo.  Mexican losses were closer to 1600.  The battle gave Houston the time he needed to get an army together.  Then, of course, he caught Santa Anna during seista at San Jacinto and captured him.  This happened a month after the Alamo.

BTW, while the Alamo and San Jacinto are famous, most people forget the battle of Goliad.  There, after the Alamo, Santa Anna recaptured the town of Goliad.  Under his orders, 400 Texans were executed after they surrendered.

Chronology of the Texan War for Independance (http://www.lsjunction.com/events/events.htm#revolution)

:D

Title: On This Day
Post by: Gadfly on March 06, 2002, 11:39:42 PM

His major mistake was even attacking the Alamo.  It held no ground blocking his movement to General Houston, although Bexar was an important crossroads.

Title: On This Day
Post by: midnight Target on March 07, 2002, 12:10:24 AM

I imagine the 8th would have really creamed Santana!!:D

Title: On This Day
Post by: Animal on March 07, 2002, 07:49:31 AM

hehe midnight, a gracious way to take the blatant hijack :)

Title: On This Day
Post by: rogwar on March 07, 2002, 09:28:12 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Dune

BTW, while the Alamo and San Jacinto are famous, most people forget the battle of Goliad.  There, after the Alamo, Santa Anna recaptured the town of Goliad.  Under his orders, 400 Texans were executed after they surrendered.

Chronology of the Texan War for Independance (http://www.lsjunction.com/events/events.htm#revolution)

:D

Goliad is an interesting site to visit. My great great (maybe great) uncle John Kelly was one of those executed.