He took it, and the five hundred women and children proved to be a regiment of Mexican dragoons.
They surrounded our infantry on every side, and after two days' desperate fighting, the Georgia battalions were no more.

In the meantime, Fannin got the express telling him of the fall of the Alamo, and ordering him to unite with General Houston.

That might have been a possible thing with eight hundred and sixty men, but it was not possible with three hundred and sixty.

However, we made the effort, and on the great prairie were attacked by the enemy lying in ambush there.

Entirely encircled by them, yet still fighting and pressing onward, we defended ourselves until our ammunition gave out.