A Line In The Sand - The Alamo Siege, Day Twelve ​

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Day 12: Preparing For Battle Now that the Middle Week has passed, we resume the Alamo siege video series. (I know, I know. Some of you skipped ahead and watched the whole series already. It's not my fault y'all are overachievers!)   Remember I told you earlier that I had to animate chickens at one point in this series? This is the chicken-centric episode.   I don't often create literal visuals for videos. I much prefer metaphorical ones that keep a viewer's brain engaged. But when Santa Anna hands you chickens, you deploy the pollo, dang it!    The day before the battle was a pretty day like the one we're enjoying right now. Santa Anna drafted his orders for the main event, laying out the Who, What, Where, and When of the assault.   I take you through those today so you can better understand the troop movements tomorrow, as well as what equipment they had at hand when they reached the walls.   Some of Santa Anna's officers felt uneasy about his decision to go over the walls tomorrow, rather than wait for artillery pieces to breach the walls in a few days.    This video also delves into the Line In The Sand. I explain the history of the Line lore, how it worked its way into our collective Texan mind, and why it matters.    This is an episode about choices. Santa Anna chose to move forward with an immediate assault. At this point, Travis and the garrison were probably unaware of that fact, but were aware they would not be reinforced. They made the choice to stay.   If they hadn't, we'd likely remember the Alamo in much the same way we remember Goliad and for similar reasons.   Click below to watch and learn about the pre-battle preparations. Tomorrow is March 6. There are no spoilers in this story. We all know how it ends. Tomorrow's video breaks down the mechanics of the assault, from the pre-dawn hour when the soldados awoke to the time Mrs. Dickinson left to spread the word of the Alamo's fall.   I deeply appreciate y'all taking this historical journey with me.    God & Texas, Michelle

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