his letter "To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World"

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"To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World" is William B. Travis’s famous 1836 Alamo letter, a defiant plea for reinforcements that became a symbol of Texan resistance and sacrifice during the Texas Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document ⓘ
open letter ⓘ
primary source document ⓘ
addressedTo All Americans in the world ⓘ
People of Texas ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alamo letter ⓘ
Travis letter ⓘ
linked to: Travis

Victory or Death letter ⓘ
associatedWith Republic of Texas ⓘ
Texian Army ⓘ
author William B. Travis ⓘ
William Barret Travis ⓘ
linked to: William B. Travis
conflictContext Battle of the Alamo ⓘ
countryContext Mexico ⓘ
culturalImpact became an iconic document in Texas history ⓘ
frequently quoted in discussions of the Alamo ⓘ
dateWritten 1836-02-24 ⓘ
famousPhrase Victory or Death ⓘ
genre military appeal ⓘ
wartime correspondence ⓘ
historicalPeriod Texas Revolution ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterCountryContext United States ⓘ
length one page ⓘ
medium handwritten letter ⓘ
notableFeature appeal to patriotism and liberty ⓘ
explicit refusal to surrender ⓘ
openingLine To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World ⓘ
opposingForce Mexican Army ⓘ
opposingForceLeader Antonio López de Santa Anna ⓘ
placeWritten San Antonio de Béxar ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
The Alamo ⓘ
preservationStatus original manuscript preserved in Texas ⓘ
purpose call for aid to defend the Alamo ⓘ
plea for reinforcements ⓘ
signatory William Barret Travis ⓘ
linked to: William B. Travis
signatoryAffiliation Commanding at the Alamo ⓘ
signatoryRank Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ
studiedIn Texas history education ⓘ
U.S. history education ⓘ
subject Texan resistance to Mexican forces ⓘ
defense of the Alamo ⓘ
symbolism symbol of Texan resistance ⓘ
symbol of sacrifice in the Texas Revolution ⓘ
tone defiant ⓘ
urgent ⓘ
yearWritten 1836 ⓘ

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