Defense of the Alamo (Repeat of 47-08-18)

a little sagebrush covered mace overlooking the mission alamo. The besieged and completely surrounded garrison of free Texans, less than two hundred men, are still blocking the events of Santa Ana's three thousand Mexican troops into the heart of free Texas. They still hold out, but it may be that on this morning of March 6, 1836, Santa Ana's troops will storm

forward in their final all-out attack for a short while ago, Santa Ana's cannon, which for eleven days have kept up a relentless bombardment of the alamo suddenly ceased firing, And there are signs of activity in the Mexican lines.

Korea's began to dash to and from Santa Ana's headquarters. The Alamo! March 6, 1836! CBS is there! The defense of the Alamo! CBS asked you to imagine that our microphone is present at this unforgettable moment of Texas history.

All things are, as they were then, except for one thing. As broadcast, the sixth in a special summer series produced and directed for Columbia by Roberts based on authentic historical fact and quotation. And now, 1836, and John Daly.

Look before us, we wonder as the whole world wonders what is going on inside the Alamo. The little mission, which looks like a brown roosting hen, its head, the bell tower, and its body, the rectangular stockade that stretches back from the mission proper is ominously quiet.

Our CBS mobile unit is outside the Mexican lines and about a half a mile away from the Alamo. The Mexicans have taken no notice of our unit since they first questioned us when we arrived on the scene. The fact that the United States is officially neutral in this revolt of the Texas Patriots against the Santa Ana government