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<p>[QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8227466, member: 20201"]<font size="6"><b>1972 The Alamo</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Longines Symphonette</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Sterling Silver Medal</b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>1.247 oz 40mm</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1445919[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1445920[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>On the obverse it appears we have the three most notable fighters who died at the Alamo shown in the forefront of the Alamo.</p><p>Texian co-commanders James Bowie and William B. Travis with Davy Crockett.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the early morning hours of March 6, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. After repelling two attacks, the Texians were unable to fend off a third attack.</p><p>As Mexican soldiers scaled the walls, most of the Texian fighters withdrew into interior buildings. Occupiers unable to reach these points were slain by the Mexican cavalry as they attempted to escape.</p><p>Between five and seven Texians may have surrendered; if so, they were quickly executed. Several noncombatants were sent to Gonzales to spread word of the Texian defeat.</p><p>The news sparked both a strong rush to join the Texian army and a panic, known as "The Runaway Scrape", in which the Texian army, most settlers, and the new, self-proclaimed but officially unrecognized, Republic of Texas government fled eastward toward the United States ahead of the advancing Mexican Army.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1445921[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p>The Alamo has been the subject of numerous non-fiction works beginning in 1843. </p><p>Most Americans, however, are more familiar with the myths and legends spread by many of the movie and television adaptations, including the 1950s Disney mini-series Davy Crockett and John Wayne's 1960 film The Alamo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8227466, member: 20201"][SIZE=6][B]1972 The Alamo[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B]Longines Symphonette[/B] [B]Sterling Silver Medal[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B]1.247 oz 40mm[/B][/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1445919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1445920[/ATTACH] On the obverse it appears we have the three most notable fighters who died at the Alamo shown in the forefront of the Alamo. Texian co-commanders James Bowie and William B. Travis with Davy Crockett. The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. In the early morning hours of March 6, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. After repelling two attacks, the Texians were unable to fend off a third attack. As Mexican soldiers scaled the walls, most of the Texian fighters withdrew into interior buildings. Occupiers unable to reach these points were slain by the Mexican cavalry as they attempted to escape. Between five and seven Texians may have surrendered; if so, they were quickly executed. Several noncombatants were sent to Gonzales to spread word of the Texian defeat. The news sparked both a strong rush to join the Texian army and a panic, known as "The Runaway Scrape", in which the Texian army, most settlers, and the new, self-proclaimed but officially unrecognized, Republic of Texas government fled eastward toward the United States ahead of the advancing Mexican Army. [ATTACH=full]1445921[/ATTACH] The Alamo has been the subject of numerous non-fiction works beginning in 1843. Most Americans, however, are more familiar with the myths and legends spread by many of the movie and television adaptations, including the 1950s Disney mini-series Davy Crockett and John Wayne's 1960 film The Alamo.[/QUOTE]
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