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Pertempuran Alamo
sebenarnya pertempuran Alamo bukanlah perang antara Amerika-Mexico, pertempuran ini lebih tepatnya adalah satu dari beberapa rangkaian peristiwa revolusi Texas yang waktu itu memisahkan diri dari Mexico dan menjadi republik, baru pada tahun 1845 Texas resmi bergabung dengan united states of America.
Spoiler for peta:
Mexico-Texas- fort Alamo
Pertempuran Alamo (23 Februari – 6 Maret 1836)
Para penikmat sejarah dunia atau penggemar film Koboi, pasti sudah tidak asing dengan nama BENTENG ALAMO. Benteng ini sedemikian legendarisnya, bukan hanya bagi sejarah perkembangan Negara Amerika Serikat, namun juga bagi analogi-analogi peristiwa tentang perjuangan, dedikasi serta keberanian.
Benteng Alamo sendiri dibangun sekitar tahun tahun 1718 oleh para Misionaris Katolik. Namun karena letaknya yang strategis, Benteng ini kemudian diambil alih fungsinya oleh pihak Militer wilayah Texas. Benteng Alamo merupakan pintu gerbang ke daerah Texas, (Waktu itu Texas belum menjadi salah satu negara bagian AS). Banyak orang berusaha merebut benteng ini. Oleh karena itu, peperangan terjadi dan akhirnya Benteng Alamo tercatat di dalam sejarah Amerika sebagai benteng yang banyak memakan korban.
Suatu kisah mengharukan terjadi pada musim semi tahun 1836. Pada waktu itu 200 orang bertugas di Benteng Alamo, berusaha mempertahankan benteng dari serangan pasukan Jendral Santa Ana (Mexico). Jumlah pasukan Jenderal Santa Ana ribuan orang dan telah ditempatkan sedemikian rupa sehingga benar-benar telah mengepung posisi Benteng Alamo, siap menyerbu.
Jenderal Santa Ana sebagai pemimpin pasukan Mexico ini terkenal sebagai ahli taktik perang yang hebat. Dia memerintahkan pasukannya untuk menembakkan meriam setiap malam hari, tetapi mereka sendiri tidak boleh menyerang Benteng Alamo. Maka Dapat dibayangkan, betapa tersiksanya orang-orang yang bertugas mempertahankan benteng Alamo tersebut. Pagi sampai sore orang-orang ini harus bersiap terhadap kemungkinan serangan frontal pasukan Santa Ana. Sementara jika malam tiba, mereka berlindung di parit-parit menghindari hujaman peluru meriam yang bertubi-tubi.
Dua ratus orang yang menjaga Benteng Alamo makin hari makin ciut nyalinya. Mereka merasa tidak akan mampu melawan ribuan pasukan Santa Ana. Sementara itu pasukan bala bantuan yang diharapkan tidak kunjung datang. Sampai pada suatu kali, pemimpin dari pasukan Benteng Alamo ini berkata kepada anak buahnya: “Pasukan bantuan tidak mungkin datang. Kalau kalian mau pergi meninggalkan benteng ini, silahkan. Jangan sampai pasukan Santa Ana menyerbu ke tempat ini!!”
Ternyata 200 orang pasukan Alamo itu tidak pergi. Mereka memilih untuk tetap tinggal dan menyelesaikan tugas mempertahankan benteng. Mereka sadar sepenuhnya bahwa hal tersebut merupakan keputusan untuk mati. Tapi itulah yang disebut harga diri atau kehormatan. Mereka memilih untuk menjadi manusia yang setia dalam kehormatan dan harga diri sampai tetes darah penghabisan.
Pada malam ke-12, pasukan Santa Ana tidak menembakkan meriam-meriamnya. Oleh karena itu, orang-orang yang berada di Benteng Alamo bisa tertidur. Namun, pada pagi yang gelap, pasukan Santa Ana menyerbu benteng secara tiba-tiba, dan 200 orang di benteng pun dibabat habis.
Kisah 200 orang yang tewas di Benteng Alamo itu masih dikenang hingga saat ini. Kisah ini begitu mengharukan dan penuh makna. Kita bisa menarik makna dari kisah ini, yakni makna tentang menjadi manusia yang berdedikasi.
Salah satunya ialah Dacy crockett, seorang penjelajah legendaris amerika yang memiliki kemampuan menjelajah sungai misissipi dan menembak, ia tewas ketika mempertahankan benteng alamo. Mayat davy beserta tiga temannya yang juga merupakan veteran perang dibakar oleh pasukan santa anna dan dikubur di bawah sebuah pohon.
Monumen Davy crockett didirikan di Texas sebagai dedikasi kepadanya juga 200 pejuang-pejuang Texas yang rela mengorbankan nyawanya di benteng alamo. Tanpa mereka mungkin texas sekarang bukan merupakan negara bagian Amerika serikat.
Artikel dan gambar dicuplik dan direvisi seperlunya
dari sumber:http://zonapencarian.blogspot.com/2010/07
http://jogjaicon.blogspot.com/2011/0...xas-amrik.html
beberapa tokoh sentral Texas army di pertempuran Alamo:
Spoiler for Davy Crockett:
Born 1786 of Irish, Scottish, French and English descent, David 'Davy' Crockett grew up in east Tennessee.
He ran away from home aged 13 and did not return until he was nearly 16 after three years, in which he claimed to have roamed across Tennessee and learned his skills as a backwoodsman.
During the 1813 Creek War, a conflict between Indian tribes and U.S. forces, Crockett was made a scout because of his hunting abilities, he is said to have supported the starving troops with game.
He was eventually discharged from service in 1814 but was elected Lieutenant Colonel in the Tennessee Militia on March 27, 1818.
In 1826 Crockett was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Jacksonian. As a Congressman, Crockett supported the rights of squatters, who were barred from buying land in the West without already owning property.
He also opposed President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act, which sought to evict Native Americans from swathes of the country.
Disillusioned with U.S. politics, Crockett left his home in Tennessee in 1835 to join the Texan uprising against Mexican rule.
On January 14, 1836, Crockett and 65 other men signed an oath to the Provisional Government of Texas saying: 'I have taken the oath of government and have enrolled my name as a volunteer and will set out for the Rio Grande in a few days with the volunteers from the United States.'
Crockett arrived at the Alamo on February 8. To the surprise of the men garrisoned there, on February 23 a Mexican army, arrived and laid seige.
All that is certain about the fate of David Crockett is that he died at the Alamo on March 6 when Mexican soldiers overran the fort.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...istorians.html
Spoiler for William Travis:
Born in South Carolina on 9 August 1809, William Barret Travis will always be remembered as the Texas commander at the Battle of the Alamo. He spent his childhood in Saluda Co., SC, which was also the home of James Butler Bonham, another Alamo defender.
Travis studied law and became a practicing attorney for a brief time before marrying Rosanna Cato at the age of nineteen. Within a year, when Travis was barely twenty years old, they had a son, Charles Edward Travis. Remaining in the area, Travis began publication of a newspaper, became a Mason, and joined the militia. The marriage soon failed, however. Travis abandoned his wife, son, and an unborn daughter, and headed for Texas.
After arriving in Texas in early 1831, Travis obtained land from Stephen F. Austin. He set up to practice law first in the town of Anahuac, and afterwards at San Felipe.
When friction developed between Texas and Mexico, Travis was one of the first to join the Texas forces. When Mexican General Martin Perfecto de Cos demanded the surrender of the Texan's cannon that resulted in the Battle of Gonzales, Travis was one of hundreds to come to the its defense. He arrived too late, however, to take part in the action.
On orders from Provisional Governor Henry Smith in January of 1836, Travis entered the Alamo with about 30 men. Within a few days, he found himself in command, when then commander James C. Neill took leave to care for his family.
Travis commanded the Texas defenders during the Siege and Battle of the Alamo. His Appeal from the Alamo for reinforcements has become an American symbol of unyielding courage and heroism. Although a few reinforcements arrived before the Alamo fell, Travis and over 180 defenders gave their lives for Texas independence on 6 March 1836.
Remarkably, Travis was only twenty-six years of age at the time of his death.
http://www.lsjunction.com/people/travis.htm
Spoiler for Jim Bowie:
American History
The Alamo - James Bowie
Bowie, James (1796 - 1836) James Bowie was a descendant of the Maryland Line of Bowies who originated in Stilingshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the gaelic Buidhe, which when interpereted by a nongaelic speaking clerk is written Bowie. James Bowie died at the Alamo giving the army of Sam Houston (huisdean, also of scottish origin) time to prepare for a decisive battle with the Troops of Santa Anna. The Bowies originated in the inner Hebredies and later moved inland through Argyl to Inverness, where the clan affiliation moved form Macdonald to Grant. Bowies were later found as keepers of the kings wines and guards of the royal household in the 15th century
Known for his famous "Bowie knife" and a sometimes reckless adventurer, Jim Bowie is now immortalized as one of the true folk heroes in early Texas.
Bowie was born in Kentucky in 1796. While still very young, he moved with his family, first to Missouri, then in 1802 to Louisiana, where he spent most of his youth. It was there that he first acquired a reputation for his bold and fearless disposition.
In 1827, Bowie participated in a bloody brawl near Natchez, Mississippi, where several men were killed and Bowie was wounded. After recovering the following year, he moved to Texas.
Before the revolution in Texas, Bowie took part in many adventures. He spent considerable time cultivating friendships with Indians in his search for elusive silver and gold reported to be hidden in the interior of Texas. By some accounts, he is said to have found the fabled San Saba mines, also known as the Bowie mines, near the geographic center of present day Texas.
In the Texas Revolution, Bowie was a leading participant at the Battle of Concepcion and in the Grass Fight near San Antonio. He was in command of a volunteer force in San Antonio when William Travis arrived with regular army troops. The two men shared authority during much of the Siege of the Alamo, which caused some personal friction. But pneumonia disabled Bowie, and he was confined to his cot at the time of his death on March 6, 1836 at the Battle of the Alamo.
http://www.electricscotland.com/hist...ames_bowie.htm
Bowie knife
2 pertempuran lanjutan setelah pertempuran Alamo, yaitu:
1. Pertempuran Coleto
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pertempuran San Jacinto
2. Pertempuran San Jacinto
pertempuran Alamo dan kegigihan para pejuang Texas saat mempertahankan benteng tersebut, telah memberi waktu Sam Houston untuk mengumpulkan pasukan, ditambah dengan tewasnya semua pejuang di Goliad, Texas, membuat semakin banyak penduduk Texas yang bergabung dengan Texas Armynya Sam Houston,
sehingga pada pertempuran San Jacinto, Texas berhasil mengalahkan pasukan Mexico dan menawan Jendral Santa Anna.
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