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Mystery Artist of the Alamo: Appendix
fugara; se construy6 a las ordenes del
S [efi] or General Amador dirigida por
el teniente Coronel Ampudia en la
noche del 4 y madrugada del 5 de
Marzo: en ella se cittio la Columna de
reserva compuesta del Batallon de Za-
padores y de la comp [afiia] s de grana-
deros de los otros Batallones; y le
mand6 S[u] E[xellencia] el S[efio]r
Presid [en] te.
S. Posicion que ocup6 la 1.ra columna
de ataque mandada p [o]r el Sefior
General Cos desde las tres de la mariana
del dia 6 de Marzo que estubo pecho
i tierra hasta las 5 de la misma mafiana
en que se le hiso sefia desde la trinchera
para que ataca, a demuestran la marcha
y movimientos que hiso p [ar] a llegar al
berdadero asalto.
T. Rio de S [a]n Antonio de Bejar.
V. Bateria puesta en la Ciudad de Bexar
desde i.ro de Marzo
X. Puente de Tablas p [ar]a facilitar el
paso de la gente de Bejar al Alamo.
Z. Vado de rodada y de herradura con
direccion a laVillita.
aa. Ysla que facilita el paso del Rio por
medio de dos maderos.
bb. Tres cafiones de fierro desmonta-
dos que se hallaron dentro del Alamo.breach in two hours, but it had no order
to fire; it was constructed on the orders
of General Amador and under the su-
pervision of Lieutenant Colonel Am-
pudia on the night of the 4th and the
dawn of the 5th of March. In it was
placed the reserve column, composed
of the Zapadores Battalion and the
companies of grenadiers of the other
battalions, and was commanded by his
excellency the President.
S. Positions occupied by the first col-
umn of attack commanded by General
Cos; they were prone21 from three in
the morning of the 6th of March until 5
of the same morning, when it was sig-
naled from the trench22 to attack;
shown is the march and movements
that they made in order to reach the ac-
tual [point of] assault.
T. River of San Antonio de B6xar.
V. Battery placed in the city of B6xar
from the first of March.2S
X. Bridge of boards, to facilitate the
crossing of the people of Bexar to the
Alamo.
Z. Ford for carts and horses 24 in the
direction of La Villita.
aa. Island that facilitates the crossing
of the river by means of two boards.
bb. Three cannon of iron, dismount-
ed, that were in the Alamo.21 Literally, "chest on the ground."
22 Probably the fortified trench at the battery indicated by "R." This was apparently Santa Anna's
command position.
23 According to Sanchez's journal, this battery faced the Alamo's west wall at a distance of 2oo toe-
sas (1,28o feet). He says it had two cannon and a howitzer, although his plan shows an additional
gun.
24 Literally, "for the wheel track and the horseshoe."2001
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