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Originally Posted by Intrepid00
Is it just me, or is the Alamo monument to Texan stupidity?
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It didn't need to be defended and servered no stragetic value.
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But by the same token, it didn't need to be taken. The 100 or so defenders were no real threat. The time, men and supplies Santa Anna wasted taking the Alamo would have been better spent chasing down and defeating Sam Houston's forces. As it was, Santa Anna ended up weakening his forces considerably (and buying Houston valuable time) before losing the decisive battle at San Jacinto.
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