There were several non-Texans who came to the Alamo's defense. The Alamo's defenders consisted of 41 European born men, 2 Jewish men, 2 African-Americans, and the remainder were Americans from states other than Texas. Only 13 men in the Battle of the Alamo were Texan born.
Gonzales....known at the "immortal 32"
The Revolutionary War (1775-1783). The Battle of the Alamo was in 1836. The Civil War was 1861-1865.
His importance to Texas history is as a part of a good story (The Alamo). He was already famous before he came to Texas, and that fame is often used as a starting point for the story. Crockett was just one of several prominent figures among the Alamo defenders, though, and he didn't have much else to do with the rest of Texas history.
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The reason for the Alamo happening in 1836 is because that was the time they decided to fight, and freedom from Mexico is why. Back then, Texas was part of Mexico. They wanted freedom from Mexico, which means they wanted to be independent like most of the north eastern states. This was a little bit before 1836. They started planning . They had a battle a few years before for there freedom from mexico. They lost, and then the battle of the Alamo came in.
It honestly depends on the battle. After the Civil War, the defensive side would have an advantage. They dug in with trenches, mines, booby traps, etc.
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He didn't. Contrary to popular belief, he was one of the few that survived the battle and was executed by a Mexican Firing-Squad.
The Alamo fell because Santa Anna came earlier than they had expected
To fight in the Mexican war, he died in the Alamo battle I always heard he came to the Alamo because he was hunting bear and he saw on the map where X marked the spot (San Antonio de BeXar)