ClipArt ETC
The Battle of the Alamo was fought in February and March 1836 in San Antonio, Texas. The conflict, a part of the Texas Revolution, was the first step in Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's attempt to retake the province of Texas after an insurgent army of Texian settlers and adventurers from the United States had driven out all Mexican troops the previous year. Mexican forces began a siege of the Texian forces garrisoned at the Alamo Mission on Tuesday, February 23. For the next twelve days, Mexican cannons advanced slowly to positions nearer the Alamo walls, while Texian soldiers worked to improve their defenses.

The Alamo

The Battle of the Alamo was fought in February and March 1836 in San Antonio, Texas. The conflict, a…

The Fort Mims massacre occurred on 30 August 1813, when a force of Creeks, belonging to the "Red Sticks" faction under the command of Peter McQueen and William Weatherford "Red Eagle", his cousin by marriage, killed hundreds of settlers, mixed-blood Creeks, and militia in Fort Mims.

Fort Mims Layout

The Fort Mims massacre occurred on 30 August 1813, when a force of Creeks, belonging to the "Red Sticks"…

From a Fresco in the " Sala di Constantino, " in the Vatican, Rome. The scene is laid on the left bank of the Tiber; the chain of the Monte Mario hills, with Mount Janiculum and Ponte Molle on the right.

The Battle of Constantine

From a Fresco in the " Sala di Constantino, " in the Vatican, Rome. The scene is laid on the left bank…