Texas House of Representatives commemorates the 189th anniversary of William B. Travis's letter from the Alamo.

The Texas House of Representatives commemorates the 189th anniversary of Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis's letter from the Alamo, which he wrote on February 24, 1836, during the siege of the Alamo. The letter, addressed to the people of Texas and all Americans, described the dire situation of being surrounded by a thousand enemy soldiers and under continual bombardment, urging for reinforcements and closing with the defiant words "Victory or Death." Despite the letter being published in newspapers, little help arrived before the fall of the Alamo on March 6.

Texas House of Representatives commemorates the 189th anniversary of William B. Travis's letter from the Alamo.

The Texas House of Representatives commemorates the 189th anniversary of Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis's letter from the Alamo, which he wrote on February 24, 1836, during the siege of the Alamo. The letter, addressed to the people of Texas and all Americans, described the dire situation of being surrounded by a thousand enemy soldiers and under continual bombardment, urging for reinforcements and closing with the defiant words "Victory or Death." Despite the letter being published in newspapers, little help arrived before the fall of the Alamo on March 6.