Engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument, With the Battle Cry
Description:
Photograph of an engraved frieze on the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte. It reads: "With the battle cry, "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!" the Texans charged. The enemy, taken by surprise, rallied for a few minutes then fled in disorder. The Texans had asked no quarter and gave none, the slaughter was appalling, victory complete, and Texas free! On the following day General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, self-styled "Napoleon of the West," received from a generous foe the mercy he had denie…
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Date:
May 2, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
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Location:
29.750092909076383 -95.08995185000003