The defense of the Alamo in 1836 by 200 men is immortalized in the film starring John Wayne as Crockett. Easily won for Texas, the battle had many Texan soldiers shouting the battle cry, 'remember the Alamo!'
The 13-day assault on the legendary fort was led by Mexican commander Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.Īmong those who died in the battle were Jim Bowie, creator of the Bowie knife, and legendary frontiersman Davy Crockett.Ībout a month after the bloody siege at the Alamo, Texan troops took on Santa Anna's troops in the Battle of San Jacinto. It was the scene of a pivotal 1836 battle in the Texas Revolution as the state fought the Mexican army. The Alamo is considered one of America's most historic sites. Kanye is not the first music personality to stir up controversy at the Alamo.īlack Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne was arrested in 1982 for urinating on a memorial across the street from the fort while wearing his future wife Sharon's dress.Īs a result of his antics, Osbourne was banned from San Antonio for 10 years. No time for smiles: Kanye West was spotted in Malibu on Saturday, where even a delicious restaurant meal apparently failed to cheer the rapper up