American Minute with Bill Federer Mar. 2 - 7th day of the Siege of the Alamo

American Minute with Bill Federer Mar. 2 - 7th day of the Siege of the Alamo Siege of the Alamo Copyright 2008 Howard David Johnson The Alamo mission at San Antonio was in its 7th day of being assaulted by thousands of Santa Anna's troops. By the 13th day, Santa Anna's "take-no-prisoner" policy had all the defenders, numbering between 182-257, killed, including Jim Bowie and former U.S. Congressman Davy Crockett, and the few that surrendered were executed. The only Texas army left in the field was Col. James Fannin's. It departed Goliad to rescue the Alamo but was surrounded in open ground and captured. Santa Anna ordered all 350 prisoners executed. When the Mexican officer hesitated obeying the execution order, Santa Anna sent another officer who carried it out. Had Fannin's troops been left in prison, Texas would have been disheartened, but instead, Santa Anna's cruelty aroused world outrage. The Texas Declaration of Independence, signed MARCH 2, 1836, stated: "General Antonio Lopez Santa Anna...demanded us to deliver up our arms, which are essential to our defense-the rightful property of freemen-and formidable only to tyrannical governments... has, through its emissaries, incited the merciless savage, with the tomahawk and scalping knife, to massacre the inhabitants of our defenseless frontiers... We fearlessly...commit the issue to the...Supreme Arbiter of the destinies of nations." News from AmericanMinute.com Painting of the Siege of the Alamo is by artist Howard David Johnson http://www.thejohnsongalleries.com/075.htm Invite Bill Federer to speak - contact wjfederer@gmail.com or call 1-888-USA-WORD  www.AmericanMinute.com Get the book and DVD Saint Patrick-The Real Story of His Amazing Life from Tragedy to Triumph The Original 13 - A Documentary History of Religion in America;s First Thirteen States Watch Federer's "Faith in History" program. Receive the daily minute on your Facebook wall, Twitter feed, or RSS reader. Visit the American Minute archive Visit our website to download an MP3 version of the American Minute suitable as a radio PSA. Please visit the store today to order William J. Federer's books and DVDs. Use the Send to a Colleague link below to tell others about the American Minute or click Join Our Mailing List to sign up. Daily Reading: http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/readingplans/index.php/2012/03/02 Please consider a donation at http://www.americanminute.com/donate.php American Minute is a registered trademark. Permission is granted to forward and/or duplicate with acknowledgement to www.AmericanMinute.com