Sam Houston became Becoming a national celebrity , and the Texans ' rallying cries Vocalizations from events of the war , `` Remember the Alamo ! ''

On January 30 , 1945 , during World War II , United States Army Rangers , Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerrillas liberated more than 500 from the POW camp .

Santa Anna led a larger force to San Antonio de Béxar ( or Béxar ) , where his troops defeated Conquering the Texian garrison in the Battle of the Alamo , killing Killing almost all of the defenders .

Following a 13-day siege , Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed Statement the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar ( modern-day San Antonio , Texas , United States ) , killing Killing the Texian and immigrant occupiers .

About 100 Texians were then garrisoned Besieging at the Alamo .

The Texian force grew Cause_to_make_progress slightly with the arrival Arriving of reinforcements led Causation by eventual Alamo co-commanders James Bowie and William B. Travis .

In the early morning hours of March 6 , the Mexican Army advanced Cause_to_make_progress on the Alamo .

Most eyewitness accounts reported Reporting between 182 and 257 Texians died Death , while most historians of the Alamo agree Agree_or_refuse_to_act that around 600 Mexicans were killed Killing or wounded Bodily_harm .

In 19th-century Texas , the Alamo complex gradually became Becoming known as a battle Hostile_encounter site rather than a former mission .

The Texas Legislature purchased Commerce_buy the land and buildings Building in the early part of the 20th century and designated Choosing the Alamo chapel as an official Texas State Shrine .

The Alamo has been the subject of numerous non-fiction works beginning Process_start in 1843 .

Most Americans , however , are more familiar with the myths and legends spread Dispersal by many of the movie and television adaptations , including the 1950s Disney mini-series `` Davy Crockett '' and John Wayne 's 1960 film `` The Alamo '' .

Its dramatic last stand , sometimes called `` Wilson 's Last Stand '' , achieved Achieve a prominent place in the British public imagination and , subsequently , in Rhodesian history , similarly to events such as the Battle of The Little Bighorn in the United States , the Battle of Shiroyama in Japan , the Battle of the Alamo in Texas , and the Greeks ' last stand at Thermopylae .