Remember the Alamo, they say, that heroic last stand of the patriotic outnumbered Americans

who fought until the bitter end against the Mexican army?

Well how worthy of being remembered is that story, since pretty much every detail nearly

everyone knows about it is wrong.

And when we say every detail, we do mean pretty much every detail.

Today we're going to set the record straight about the Alamo, Un Skeptoid.

You're listening to Skeptoid.

I'm Jeff Wagg for Skeptoid.com, forgetting the Alamo.

Thanks to movies and advertisements, the Alamo has become a permanent part of the American story.

But how accurate is that story and is it a story worth remembering?

In this episode, I'll examine some of the many assumptions about the place and event

known as the Alamo and try to add a bit of context to the legend that endures.

First, the short basic version of the story from the official website of the Alamo.

Nearly caught them by surprise.

Undaunted, the Texians and Tahanos prepared to defend the Alamo together.

The defenders held out for 13 days against Santa Ana's army.

William B. Travis, the commander of the Alamo, sent forth couriers carrying please for help to

communities in Texas.

On the eighth day of the siege, a band of 32 volunteers from Gonzales arrived, bringing the

number of defenders to nearly 200.

Legend holds that with the possibility of additional help fading, Colonel Travis drew a line on

the ground and asked any man willing to stay in fight to step over. All except one did.

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