William Travis

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William Barret Travis

William Barret Travis (born August 9, 1809 in Saluda County , South Carolina , † March 6, 1836 in Alamo , Republic of Texas ) was the Texan commander of Fort Alamo at the Battle of Alamo in the Texan War of Independence from Mexico .

Early years

Travis studied law and worked briefly as a lawyer. In 1828 he married Rosanna Cato and a year later their son Charles Edward Travis was born. Travis began publishing a newspaper, joined the Freemasons , and joined the South Caroline Militia . His marriage did not last long: in 1831, Travis left his wife, son, and an unborn daughter and went to Texas. There he worked again as a lawyer, first in Anahuac , then in San Felipe de Austin .

Battle of the Alamo

As tensions between Mexico and Texas tightened in 1835, Travis joined the cavalry - officer of Anglo American, Texan volunteer army to. At the end of January 1836, on the orders of the Provisional Provincial Governor Henry Smith, he went with about 30 men to the Alamo fortress , where he arrived on February 3. Since its commander, James C. Neill, was on vacation on February 11th to take care of his family, Travis, who was only 26 years old, was the fortress commander during the Mexican siege of the fort and the Battle of Alamo from February 23rd to June 6th March 1836. However, the US volunteers at the fort refused to serve under an officer in the Texas Army and chose James Bowie as their leader, with whom Travis then shared the supreme command .

Travis and Bowie fell with the fort's entire crew, about 185 men, on March 6, 1836.

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SURNAME Travis, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Travis, William Barret (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Texan national hero
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH Saluda County , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1836
Place of death Alamo , Republic of Texas