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Davy Crockett: The Midst Of War
Before The War
King of the wild frontier. That’s him. David Crockett was the King of the wild frontier. Davy Crockett fought in the Battle of Alamo. Because of his success in politics, he was favored by many people. Once he moved to Texas, he did not agree with the Mexican government, so he joined others to fight against the Mexican government.
The Midst of the War
Davy Crockett was in the midst of the heaviest and roughest fighting in the Battle of Alamo. Unfortunately, Davy Crockett died on March 6, 1836. Exactly how Davy died is still unknown, historians just know he died in battle. He was considered a hero of the Battle of Alamo. The war affected Davy Crockett because he was influenced to join and be involved in the war because he disagreed
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She then rushed herself to find shelter nearby. Susanna was found hiding by the Mexicans and they brought her to Santa Anna. Thankfully, he spared Susanna’s life and her baby’s. Santa Anna sent her and her baby away to the Army in Gonzales. Although both of them made it out alive, as they were leaving, Susanna got shot in the leg with a bullet. Santa Anna supplied her with a horse to leave.
After the War
Susanna died in Austin, Texas in 1883 after the war. Since her daughter also survived the war and was just a baby at the time of the war, Susanna’s tombstone reads, “Mother of the Babe of the Alamo.” The Battle of Alamo affected Susanna Dickinson as an individual because she got to experience something that no one else probably ever experienced. After the war, her life changed. She lost a husband in war and had to take care of her daughter by herself. She had some special experiences that no one else has ever had.

William Barrett Travis was a colonel, an officer of high rank, in the Battle of Alamo and the Texas Revolution. Once the Texans and William captured the Alamo, he became a commandeer and reinforced the troops that were at his

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