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Battle of the Alamo

Battle of the Alamo was a siege conducted on 23 February 1836 at Alamo Mission, in what is now Texas, United States; it lasted 12 days. It was part of the Texas Revolution, which ran from 1835 to 1836. The recorded result: Mexican victory. Recorded strength: ~2,000–2,100 against 185–260.

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Battle of the Alamo
Robert Jenkins Onderdonk, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought23 February 1836lasted 12 days
WhereAlamo Mission, Texas, United States29.426N, 98.486W
OutcomeMexican victory
BelligerentsMexicoagainstRepublic of Texas
Part ofTexas Revolution1835 to 1836

Where it sits in the Texas Revolution

San Felipe Incident, 1835Battle of Gonzales, 1835Battle of Goliad, 1835Siege of Béxar, 1835Battle of Concepción, 1835Grass Fight, 1835Battle of Coleto, 1836Battle of Refugio, 1836Battle of the Alamo, 1836Siege of the Alamo, 1836Battle of San Patricio, 1836Battle of Agua Dulce, 1836Battle of Matamoros, 1836Battle of San Jacinto, 183618351836Battle of the Alamo, 1836
14 placed engagements of the Texas Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 February 1836
to 6 March 1836
PlaceAlamo Mission, Texas, United States
29.426N, 98.486W
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength~2,000–2,100185–260
Casualties and lossesMexican official version; 60 killed and 250 wounded; Texan estimation; 400–600 killed and wounded182–257 killed
Commanders
  • William B. Travis
  • James Bowie
  • Davy Crockett
  • William R. Carey
  • George C. Kimble
  • Almaron Dickinson
Battle of the AlamoBattle of the AlamoSiege of the AlamoCouncil House FightSiege of BéxarGrass FightBattle of ConcepciónSiege of the AlamoAustinVictoriaBeevillePort LavacaSan MarcosNew Braunfels100 km29.426N, 98.486W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of the Alamo
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of the Alamo today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-10-15. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 207 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 169 to 259 m, 90 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 73% built-up, 17% tree cover, 9% grassland.

built-up: 73%tree cover: 17%grassland: 9%built-up 73%tree cover 17%grassland 9%
west to east, 10.0 km192 to 230 mnorth to south, 10.0 km178 to 250 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1835 and 1840.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1836

Battle of the Alamo is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (58 in Texas).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q235344, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Alamo, revision 1384249180, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.