The letter left the Alamo on Feb. 24, 1836, just two weeks before Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and his troops breached the walls of the mission and killed every occupant.
Travis was only 26 years old when he was put in charge of the group of men attempting to hold back the Mexican army. They were not able to do so and the battle became part of history.
The cry “remember the Alamo” was said to have been used a month later when Gen. Sam Houston and his men attacked and defeated some of the same army Santa Ana used in the battle in San Antonio.