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nasty-shy [4]
3 years ago
12

Davy Crockett leaves the Alamo to set fire to set fire to some nearby houses. Why does he burn these houses?

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Alexxandr [17]3 years ago
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On February 25, 200–300 Mexican soldiers crossed the San Antonio River and took cover in abandoned shacks approximately 90 to 100 yards (82 to 91 m) from the Alamo walls. The soldiers intended to use the huts as cover to establish another artillery position, although many Texians assumed that they actually were launching an assault on the fort. Several men volunteered to burn the huts.To provide cover, the Alamo cannons fired grapeshot at the Mexican soldiers, and Crockett and his men fired rifles

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