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History's Greatest BattlesThe Siege of The Alamo, 1836. The Violent Slaughter that made modern America. Heroic Last Stand. The fall of the Alamo ignited a fierce, unrelenting resistance to Santa Anna’s advance, forging the resolve that would drive his army into the dirt and wrest from him the independence of Texas.The Alamo. February 23 - March 6, 1836.Texian Forces: ~ 189 Texans.Mexican Forces: 4,000 - 6,000 Soldiers.Additional Reading and Episode Research:Hardin, Stephen. Texian Iliad.Huffines, Alan. Blood of Noble Men.Proctor, Ben. The Battle of the Alamo.Long, Charles. 1836: The Alamo.Related Episodes:The Battle of San Jacinto.Support the show2025-04-2821 min
Fuel Your Mind With Your Ears To A Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook.Texian Exodus by Stephen L. HardinPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/25880to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Texian Exodus
Author: Stephen L. Hardin
Narrator: Ann Marie Lee
Format: mp3
Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
Release date: 03-11-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Americas
Publisher's Summary:
Propulsive and lyrical, Texian Exodus transports us to the frigid, sodden spring of 1836, when thousands of Texians—Anglo-American settlers—fled eastward for the United States in fear of Antonio López de Santa Anna's advancing Mexican army. Leading Texas historian Stephen L. Hardin draws on the accounts of the Runaways themselves to relate a tale of high stakes and great sorro...2025-03-112h 30
This Day in Insane History03-02-2025 - On This Day in Insane HistoryOn March 2, 1836, the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, formally breaking away from Mexico and establishing the Republic of Texas. In a stroke of historical audacity that would make most colonial rebellions look like mere diplomatic squabbles, 59 delegates gathered in a rickety log building—hardly the marble halls of Philadelphia—to declare their sovereignty.The convention, which lasted a mere 17 days, was a high-stakes poker game of political survival. Led by the firebrand Sam Houston and other frontier luminaries, these Texian revolutionaries were essentially telling Mexico, "Thanks, but we'll take it from here," at a moment when...2025-03-0201 min
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastThe Texian Military EstablishmentStories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 70: The Texian Military EstablishmentIn February 1836 - 189 years ago this week - Santa Anna’s Mexican Army is marching closer and closer to San Antonio, where bands of militia men and citizen volunteers are days away from defending the Alamo. Wee reveal the origins of the Texian military establishment, how shifting attitudes toward service shaped both the Texian and Mexican militaries, and how these attitudes impacted who won or lost the Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution as a whole. Featuring the Alamo's former cur...2025-02-1327 min
Texas TalesPart 2 | The Texas Revolution Retold: Texian Triumphs and TragediesWe love hearing from our fans!This is the second part of a two-part Texas Tales. Make sure you listen to Part 1 before this episode.Get ready for an action-packed journey through the Texas Revolution like you’ve never experienced before! In this episode, we’re breaking down every major battle, from the first shots at Gonzales to the triumphant cries at San Jacinto, with a rapid-fire approach that keeps the excitement alive.We’re not just telling stories—we’re keeping score. Who won, who lost, and what it all meant for the fight...2025-01-1628 minTexas TalesPart 1 | The Texas Revolution Retold: Texian Triumphs and TragediesWe love hearing from our fans!Get ready for an action-packed journey through the Texas Revolution like you’ve never experienced before! In this episode, we’re breaking down every major battle, from the first shots at Gonzales to the triumphant cries at San Jacinto, with a rapid-fire approach that keeps the excitement alive.We’re not just telling stories—we’re keeping score. Who won, who lost, and what it all meant for the fight for Texian independence? Along the way, we’ll tally the victories, count the casualties, and uncover the moments of courage and...2025-01-1431 min
Galveston Unscripted | Free. Texas History. For All.Admiral Scott Powell: The Texas Navy Association & Preserving the Texas NavyWatch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAztqlphMdETexian Navy Day 2024 https://www.texasnavy.org/event-5812705I sit down with the President of the Texas Navy Association, Scott Powell & discuss a few aspects to the Texas Navy Association. Scott is a commissioned Admiral in the Texas Navy, only made possible by the Governor of Texas. Today, the Texas Navy exists primarily as a symbol of historical pride and maritime heritage rather than a functioning military force. It is maintained and celebrated through the nonprofit organization The Texas Navy Association, w...2024-09-1443 min
History's Greatest BattlesThe Battle of San Jacinto, 1836. "Texians" defeat the Mexican Army.The crushing Mexican defeat at San Jacinto paved the way for Texas's hard-won independence, but it also sowed the seeds of future conflict, culminating in the U.S. Mexican War two decades later. The annexation of Texas by the United States marked the first official expansion into the vast and untamed lands of western North America. Territory that would become the epicenter of a fierce and divisive controversy over slavery. This territorial acquisition, seemingly a triumph of Manifest Destiny, became the tinderbox that ignited the American Civil War—a conflict that would engulf the nation in a whirlwind of bl...2024-08-1827 min