n inside the Alamo fort. They had stored some extra food just in case of an attack by the Mexicans. On February 23,1836 the sentinel spotted a huge army far off in the horizon. It was Santa Anna's army. The long awaited fight was about to begin. After a few days Santa Anna ordered a cannon to open fire. From then on there was a constant roar of guns and ammunition blasting, day and night. The Texans held their fire to save ammunition. The Texans realized that eventually Santa Anna's army would climb the walls of the fort. They would need their ammunition for when the Mexicans came pouring over the walls of the fort. Soon the exhausted defenders of the Alamo were running lower and lower on ammunition. With every attack Santa Anna's army got closer and closer to the walls of the fort. The Texans thought that they would die because help would not come in time. They vowed to fight in order to prevent Santa Anna's army from taking over Texas. They were willing to give their lives for the freedom of others. After many days of pounding, a Mexican cannon finally punctured a huge hole in the north wall of the old mission. The defenders of the Alamo kept fighting bravely, even though it had gotten more and more dangerous all the time. On March 5, the fighting finally stopped. The defenders of the Alamo were tired and they needed sleep. Santa Anna knew this and planned another attack on the Texans at five o'clock the next morning because he knew how hard it would be for them to get up and fight. The next morning exactly that was what happened. The Mexicans were trying to climb up the walls of the fort. For every Alamo defender that, died seven enemy soldiers died. One by one the brave defenders died fighting. Buck Travis died at his cannon and Davy Crockett also fell dead. Santa Anna rushed into the room where Jim Bowie lay sick and killed him. At last there were no more defenders. Sam Houston and his troops were on the...
