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On March 6, 1836, Mexican forces under the command of General Lopez Antonio de Santa Anna captured the mission-turned-fort called Alamo, defended by some 200 American volunteers and located amid the Texan settlement of San Antonio. Despite this defeat in the ultimately successful "Texas Revolution", the Alamo has continued to be preserved and celebrated as an American triumph.
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