Even if you ate cereal ,around 1963 mind you, you could find out about the Alamo.it was on the back of the box and that Davey Crockett died fighting there,even though I vaguely knew of him.At the time it was devastating for me.
As I said, he died with the other heros in an attempt to throw off the rule of a man many of his own countrymen considered a tyrant. And, yes I know he lost an election and headed for Texas (look what he had to say about that), he was only a short time in Texas at the time of the battle and there are some questions if he was killed in the battle, or executed as a rebel a short time after the battle by Santa Anna. There appear to be some conflicting reports here
@@bluenderd If you have children in school taking any current "history" class, check out the books being used. Seems history is changing and there appears to be some conflict among these writers even as far as to who were the victors in WWII
I’m from San Antonio and still live here. His legacy is revered. He was a formidable composer and musician. His violin is on display at The Witte Museum in San Antonio.
I don't believe Crockett played the fiddle. There is no evidence of this anywhere. Susannah Dickenson mistook Micajah Autry for Crockett who was also the Sharp shooter who nearly picked off Santa Anna.
Like Worf said, "If you believe in the legend of Davy Crockett, there should be no doubt in your mind that he died a hero. If you do not believe, then he was just a man. And it does not matter how he died."
That, among all the newly uncovered old evidence could be just right! Even among some of the history revisionists there is little to go on about his death. So far the majority of these history revisionists remain steadfast that he was executed. Other revisionists disagree but accept it on the basis that should other evidence appear they would surely go with the execution theme.
The Alamo is what got me into history. I watched the highly underrated 2004 movie in elementary school and read more on the subject. When I saw the John Wayne version at the age of ten I was already able to pick out the inaccuracies.😅
The 2004 shows davy being executed but he is said to of been Bayonetted, James butler Bonham dies at the north wall but he died at the interior, bowie just dies laying down and just hold on his knife but he fought and fell down into his bed. But the Wayne one, there is so many I can’t even put.
As a child of 1960s , I looked forward to watching Walt Disney on a Sunday night on the black and white TV. My favorite epersoid was the story of Davy Crockett .Where did the time fly from the 1960s to now .
AGREED ed ,well s"aid and a waste of ANY amount of time watching it,definative false ad ,BUT the excuse will be something trite like "oh im sure not all know this vid content like the comatose ,the perpetually drunk or high on something and those many many hermites /cave dwellers"
@@azmike3572 just a bit of over the top sarcasm iow i went to FAR giving examples of the kind of folks that would find ANYTHING new about the D.C vid content shown here
Both versions of the story can be true to a certain extent. Susana Dickinson claims she saw Crocket’s body near the ammo depot; Mexican officers say he was executed. The simple solution is that he was knocked unconscious during the battle and that’s how he was captured.
the confusion about the executions was that a band of men were captured making their way to the Alamo to the battle and they were taken prisoner and executed. They were not part of the Alamo battle.
Mexican history says he was the last one to die as he fought them off- and "being eexecuted" means dying , so, many armies call soldiers killed in battle "executed"
Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, greenest state in the land of the free. Raised in the woods so he knew every tree. Killed him a bear when he was only three.
That can’t be right! The song goes: “in the southern part of Texas, near the town of San Antone, there’s a fortress all in ruin that the weeds have overgrown.....”
@@frankmachin5438 The song is very very much incorrect. The Alamo is so close to downtown that high rise buildings are just a few blocks away. Also a few blocks away is the river walk. The river walk is a truly amazing experience. For less than ten bucks you get on a barge and are given a tour of the river walk, which has hotels, shops, restaurants, amazing bridges and if you're there the right time of year-mariachi bands, choirs, and folklorico dancers.
It is considered to be the epicenter of San Antonio. A lot of people are disappointed when they first see it. They are expecting to see wide open spaces, cattle, Mexican cannon, etc. Blame John Wayne and Brackettville, Texas for that. He had a village and mission built on a ranch there where they made t the movie. Nice movie. I have seen Fess Parker die swinging"Ol Betsy" in Disney's version; Wayne carrying a lit torch into the Chapel and blowing up the magazine powder (didn't happen); and Brian Keith using a Bowie knife in 1987 version, "The Alamo: 13 days of Glory". I didn't see Thornton's version, but I'm fairly certain it wasn't correct anyway. I do believe that Crockett and 60-100 men left by the south gate to get to a better defensive position and were captured. Later executed.
@@dalereed3950 I did see the Thornton version. They were historically accurate, but that was the major fault of the movie in that the final attack came at night-so you couldn't see anything. A critic stated that this is where the John Wayne film was superior in that it staged the final attack in daylight so you could see everything. Your number of men escaping, I feel, is off. The Alamo had about 200 defenders, give or take a few. The Alamo was swarmed from all sides. The number of escapees might have been as many as 20, but no more than that. When I first saw the Alamo in 87, I actually was able to park a few feet from the main gate. The state has recently pushed back the businesses and streets to give the Alamo more room, but yeah, it is deflating to see it smack dab in the center of a city.
The story of Crockett being captured and executed came from an alleged former Mexican soldier about 50 years after the fall of the Alamo. Some Alamo defenders were captured and executed almost immediately according to reports from a Mexican who was a defender of the Alamo but pretended to have been a prisoner of the " Texians" and one of the women who survived the final battle. However, Susanna Dickenson, wife of Alamo defender Almaron Dickenson who was among the women who survived the final assault reported that she was lead out of where the woman were hiding and "saw the body of Colonel Crockett, It had been mutilated" . Mrs. Dickenson said she never saw the body of her husband. In spite of her young age ( 19 at the time) and the trauma she experienced , It's likely that the events were deeply etched into her mind and I believe makes her account the most reliable in regard to the death of David Crockett.
I’m a 6th generation native Texan. I went to the Alamo for years. I have read all the letters that were saved before people started stealing stuff out of the Alamo. Sickening. I’m also a history buff. Davy was a hero he did write a letter that was documented. People don’t want us to remember the truth. There were very extremely brave men at one time in the world.
An important factoid: The musician/singer Phil Collins felt that he was at the Alamo in an earlier life. He used his fortune to buy Alamo relics. On a visit to San Antonio he saw that a shop across the street from the Alamo was for sale. He bought the shop, then undertook his own archeological dig under the shop. He found a large amount of relics like belt buckles, buttons, and musket balls. He donated all of this, plus his earlier aquired relics to the Alamo. To those who haven't been there, the Alamo is surrounded by kitschy tourist related attractions and shops. It's actually a let down to see this considering how sacred a place the Alamo actually is. No one ever did a proper archeological search of the area-instead it was just paved over. Sad 😢 😢 😢
@@samuelbaldwin3531 Without getting jingoistic, I get your point that England as a country has a history going back thousands of years. The Alamo has a unique history as it was originally built as a church (mission), but two battles were fought there-one much more important than the other. Just as the story of the Titanic is the ultimate Greek tragedy, the Alamo is a classic battle that will long be remembered. 1) The Mexican army, at the time, was one of the best in the world. 2) The Alamo was guarded by a few actual professional soldiers and dozens of volunteer citizens. 3) Two of the volunteers in the Alamo were living legends. Among other things, Davy Crockett was an expert fighter and expert shot. Jim Bowie had invented a legendary knife and he was a well known brawler. 4) The volunteers held off the Mexican army for 13 days. 5) Texas wasn't even a country at the time of the battle, but it did have an ad hoc government, which actually did little for the men in the Alamo. The battle ended up being rebels versus a professional army-and the army paid a high price for a building. This battle and campaign by the Mexican army would end up costing the Mexican government half a continent by the time all was said and done 12 years later. A series of really bad decisions by the Mexicans.
@Peter Laughton During the 13 days that the defenders held off Santa Ana, there were several attacks by Santa Ana's troops. The attacks failed as there was open ground and it was daylight. Thus, the reason for the final attack to take place at night. The defenders were caught off guard. As far as artillery, given that the final attack was at night, would it be fair to say there was some "friendly fire" deaths?
He went down fighting doesn't mean that he couldn't have been captured after being overwhelmed fighting off hordes of opponents and then executed. David was and remains an American Hero who stood up for good.
I don't really think that there was ever a concerted effort to pretense by Hollywood directors, John Wayne in particular to "lie" about how Davy Crockett died. By the time "The Alamo" was made, most Westerns had a tinge of fiction thrown in for entertainment's sake, or they glorified for a more positive film effect. In the case of "The Alamo" I think it was more the need for brevity than that John Wayne wanted to portray Davy Crockett dying as he did. It may well be that no one had any idea of how he had died. The civilian survivors only knew that they had died in the fight. When these old reports surfaced, a big deal was made by our Hispanic friends because they seemed to delight in the idea that maybe Davy Crockett died a sniveling coward, begging for his life, to better suit their ever-needy egos. But I thought the new film version when at little too far the other way. John Wayne's version was already way over budget. So even if the details were better known, it would have taken that much more film to depict the butchery. And is the other thing; no film in 1960 would have suggested, let alone depicted such a brutal slaughter of unarmed men. If it had, the feelings it would have created would not have been that of friendship toward Hispanics. Perhaps John Wayne, the film's director, figured that, too, and did not wish to rouse any such emotions. I the ink his film was well done. He portrayed the American's respect for the Mexican soldiers who "were willing to die for what they thought was right." This was an honorable thing on Wayne's part.
As for myself and as retired forensic Psychologist for the government and one who grew up reading and writing Spanish I tend to believe the Diary of the Mexican Officer that was attached to Santa Ana's forces. His statements track well with your presentation, especially as to those who survived the Alamo, i.e., that both Crocket and Travis did, in fact, survived the actual battle along with numerous Mexican Nationals who had volunteered defended the Alamo. And as many of the Officers statements about the course that the Mexican Army took to the battle as well one or two other points of historical facts which have been corroborated elsewhere. The Officer’s Journal also stated that while he was unsure where, specifically at the time of his surrender Crocket had been that Crocket long with his command of Mexican volunteers had been taken without further incident. Regarding the deaths of Crocket and Travis. The Mexican Officer stated in his Journal that Crocket was not given the honor of death by firing squad. Rather, he stated that shortly after the surrender he heard that per Santa Ana's orders about “all would be put to the sword,” he learned that Crocket had been executed and that to the best of his belief one of his fellow officers had had killed Crocket using his Calvary saber. An ignominious end but not unusual in times of war. Lastly, the Officer stated that Travis had been shot as according to his journal, Travis had requested that he not be shot in the face for the sake of his family. This request was ignore.
"You are both wrong. The only question is whether on not you believe in the legend of Davy Crockett or not. If you do, there should be no doubt in your mind that he died a hero's death. If you do not then he was just a man and it does not matter how he died" -Worf of house Martok
Whether Colonel David "Davy" Crockett was killed outright or was captured doesn't lessen the status of his character. If he had been captured by Santa Anna's Troop, he didn't beg for his life. Being a Native-born Tennessean, I share the pride that such a man existed and was from My Home State.
Yeah I can't really see Crockett begging for his life, if he was captured after the battle at some sources claim. On that note I think that the movie that starred Billy Bob Thornton, really captured Crockett's character. In the movie, case you didn't see it, Crockett is well basically portrayed as a good guy, someone who is kind and who cares about the feelings of others, like in one scene where he watches a young Mexican soldier die, qnd another where he offers Travis some words of wisdom. He is also portrayed as someone who carries himself with great dignity, and at the end of the film, or at least the Alamo portion of the film, when he is captured and executed, he doesn't beg, but instead acts defiantly in the face of death, which I think really captured his character greatly, for he said when he lost his role of the congressman for the final time: "I'd rather be beaten and be a man, than get elected and be a little puppy-dog. Since you have chosen a man with a timber-toe to succeed me, you can all go to hell, I'm going to Texas." Personally, Crockett was 9ne of my heroes growing up, which I know must sound strange given he lived and died so long ago, but I always found his story inspiring, particularly how persevered in the face of adversity.
@@rogercortez2509 And what does this have anything to do with the movie. I'm sure that you have plenty of sins that you'd like to admit to. How about it?????
@@rogercortez2509 if he did well that was how life was in those days . He wasn't a racist at all or he wouldn't of stood up for the Indians. Don't judge others if you were not alive at that time.
Named my Haflinger horse after Davy Crockett, named him that cuz I was him for Halloween the year before. He had strangles when we first went to go check him out as a 2 y/o colt but he’s 17 now & hasn’t gotten sick since. The horse is damn near fearless too!!
Many popular/neo- historians always leave out the fact that Mexico invited settler to come into Texas, first to settle the area and second to help fight the Comanches.
They were slavers or hired by slavers to bring slavery to Texas, they were also on Mexican land. Real heroes alright. Funny how many people have not a clue.
@@richardyoung4616 your the most lightheaded person I've seen in a while. The majority of them were in Texas due to the Gold Rush, and the plentiful anount of land in Mexico. The thought of freeing Texas came when Mexico startes jailing and arresting new settlers. Those men are heroes. Also, we won the land, didn't steal it. There is a difference. Also, Mexico's leaders were terrible, including Santa Anna. Defending these men is horrendous. Stop trying to change American history to fit your values.
It’s a myth they were hero’s, Mexico had invited Americans to help settle the open land, that was sparsely settled. As other have stated, they revolted. fo help set up a slave state to help the south to maintain slavery. So much of the American story is a myth.
@@historicalmistakes8732 The "Gold Rush" didn't start until 1848 and was in California, with most of the miners arriving in 1849. the Battle of the Alamo took place in March, 1836, twelve years before. A good number of the defenders of the Alamo were not white, slave holding men hired to "bring slavery" to Texas. Many were Tejanos, of Mexican nationality. The biggest mistake films make is the idea the Alamo defenders were trying to declare independence. In 1833, Santa Anna abrogated the liberal constitution of 1824 which resulted in rebellions which rose up in several states of Mexico. All were brutally put down and the only uprising which met success was that which occurred in Texas. Independence and the establishment of the Republic of Texas officially took place on March 2, 1836 but the defenders of the Alamo were not aware of this, as they had been under siege from February 23 and were overwhelmed on March 6, four days after independence was declared. While some of the Anglo defenders might have wished for independence, they did not declare it and the Mexican defenders were fighting for reinstatement of the Constitution of 1824. The flag which flew over the Alamo was a standard Mexican flag with the exception that the Cactus/Eagle/Snake symbol usually in the white central panel was replaced with "1824," the date of the Constitution for which they were fighting. And even the Anglo-Saxon combatants were not uniformly "pro-slavery." A good number of them came from the mostly German settlements just west of San Antonio and were profoundly anti slavery (and still were during the American Civil War...a fair number of the German ancestry population were Pro Union and Confederates were not welcome in that part of the state around Fredericksburg and New Braunfels. Not every white man south of the Mason Dixon line was pro slavery...nor were all the white men born north of the Ohio River abolitionists.)
🔵 For those of you interested, the lyrics to "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" are as follows: >Born on a mountain top in Tennessee Greenest state in the land of the free Raised in the woods so he knew ev'ry tree Kilt him a be 'are when he was only three Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier In eighteen thirteen the Creeks uprose Addin' redskin arrows to the country's woes Now, Injun fightin' is somethin' he knows So he shoulders his rifle an' off he goes Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear Off through the woods he's a marchin' along Makin' up yarns an' a singin' a song Itchin' fer fightin' an' rightin' a wrong He's ringy as a be 'are an' twict as strong Davy, Davy Crockett, the buckskin buccaneer Andy Jackson is our gen'ral's name His reg'lar soldiers we'll put to shame Them redskin varmints us Volunteers'll tame 'Cause we got the guns with the sure-fire aim Davy, Davy Crockett, the champion of us all Headed back to war from the ol' home place But Red Stick was leadin' a merry chase Fightin' an' burnin' at a devil's pace South to the swamps on the Florida Trace Davy, Davy Crockett, trackin' the redskins down Fought single-handed through the Injun War Till the Creeks was whipped an' peace was in store An' while he was handlin' this risky chore Made hisself a legend for evermore Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier He give his word an' he give his hand That his Injun friends could keep their land An' the rest of his life he took the stand That justice was due every redskin band Davy, Davy Crockett, holdin' his promise dear Home fer the winter with his family Happy as squirrels in the ol' gum tree Bein' the father he wanted to be Close to his boys as the pod an' the pea Davy, Davy Crockett, holdin' his young'uns dear But the ice went out an' the warm winds came An' the meltin' snow showed tracks of game An' the flowers of Spring filled the woods with flame An' all of a sudden life got too tame Davy, Davy Crockett, headin' on West again Off through the woods we're ridin' along Makin' up yarns an' singin' a song He's ringy as a be 'are an' twict as strong An' knows he's right 'cause he ain' often wrong Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear Lookin' fer a place where the air smells clean Where the trees is tall an' the grass is green Where the fish is fat in an untouched stream An' the teemin' woods is a hunter's dream Davy, Davy Crockett, lookin' fer Paradise Now he's lost his love an' his grief was gall In his heart he wanted to leave it all An' lose himself in the forests tall But he answered instead his country's call Davy, Davy Crockett, beginnin' his campaign Needin' his help they didn't vote blind They put in Davy 'cause he was their kind Sent up to Nashville the best they could find A fightin' spirit an' a thinkin' mind Davy, Davy Crockett, choice of the whole frontier The votes were counted an' he won hands down So they sent him off to Washin'ton town With his best dress suit still his buckskins brown A livin' legend of growin' renown Davy, Davy Crockett, the Canebrake Congressman He went off to Congress an' served a spell Fixin' up the Govern'ments an' laws as well Took over Washin'ton so we heered tell An' patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear Him an' his jokes travelled all through the land An' his speeches made him friends to beat the band His politickin' was their favorite brand An' everyone wanted to shake his hand Davy, Davy Crockett, helpin' his legend grow He knew when he spoke he sounded the knell Of his hopes for White House an' fame as well But he spoke out strong so hist'ry books tell An' patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear When he come home his politickin' done The western march had just begun So he packed his gear an' his trusty gun An' lit out grinnin' to follow the sun Davy, Davy Crockett, leadin' the pioneer He heard of Houston an' Austin so To the Texas plains he jest had to go Where freedom was fightin' another foe An' they needed him at the Alamo Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear His land is biggest an' his land is best From grassy plains to the mountain crest He's ahead of us all meetin' the test Followin' his legend into the West Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier🔹 Source: LyricFind.
A lot of false information is bantered about nearly everyone and every aspect of the Texas War for independence, 1836. Two false claims are made that the Texican"s were fighting for slavery. Another problem stated in a Alamo movie is each volunteer was to be given 600 acres of land of his own choosing. Here is a documented fact : William Bennett Scates, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence & Texas Constitution. Also a combat veteran of San Jacinto, Siege of Bexar, Anahuac & Velasco, states in a letter, verified by historian Lewis W Kemp, & the Texas State Historical Association. William Bennett Scates, on page 26 states : " When I went into the army I had a fine stock of goods and was quite independent. When I left the army at the end of the war, I was almost naked and without a dollar ...." The record shows that by 1840, he would finally own 150 acres of land in Texas, possibly by marriage, or finally payment from his service from helping to create Texas. It is clear the Texans were fighting for independence ! Maybe an offer of future land if they won, that was it.
slavery was one of the reasons, but not the main reason, and people who say slavery is the main reason are usually Mexican nationalists or haters of Texas
His land is biggest an' his land is best from grassy plains to the mountain crest He's ahead of us all meetin' the test followin' his legend into the West Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier
@*•:Monika:•* For time in memorial men have always fought for what was not theirs and of course what is theirs. In Texas land, slavery and greed were the contributing factor in the fight at their Alamo. In California the gold rush contributed however the aggression was similar in that land, gold and greed propelled the men there to kill and steal land.In either event the hate for a people of color, namely the Native American and Mexicans were targets of the aggression. President Polks "Manifest Destiny" was the killer for many people of Mexican and Indian descent. In that he believed that his god gave him the right to conquer all people and that the land of the country shall be ours from sea to shiny sea and from pole to pole no matter the cost. Hope this kinda explains things in a nutshell.
@@rifroar Heh heh.....Nope not the same person. I'm talking about the right person. I'd ask you to check your history facts but you are one of those gullible, ignorant sub-literate knuckle draggin' cornpone hayseed that can't even read his name on his belt buckle.
@@rogercortez2509 some men ran when all appeared lost but Crockett wasn't one of them. He was among the last standing and the Mexican officer halted his men and gave them quarter and after they laid down their arms, as the situation was hopeless, they were killed. Odd how the enemy wrote of his bravery but not so people 100+ years later
@@Kcte Can you not distinguish what is reality and what is a movie?The enemy did not write of his bravery. There is no source that I have come across that this scenario did in fact happen. The historians of the time and later wrote that the Mexicans respected him because of his bravery. Not so. It was propaganda to convince, what was the tattered army, that Chief Coward Crockett was brave and withstood the Mexican Army. Santa Ana didn't know of Chief Coward Crockett until the time that a reporter from Arkansas had interviewed Chief Coward Crockett and Crockett had determined that he "would have Santa Ana's head in Washington" displayed. Here is the real event: Chief Coward Crockett and 65 men made an escape attempt outside the walls , was caught, brought before Santa Ana and summarily executed. Santa Ana did not declare Chief Coward Crockett "brave" nor has Mexican history. In order to preserve the false history people continue to perpetuate the legend with more lies and made up information 100+ years later.
I recently watched a compelling, well documented profile on the most probable last hrs. of Davey crockett's life. It was reported, through the letters and memoirs of several mexican soldiers [who were amongst the soldiers on that infamous day] that Davey Crockett did survive the fight, though by a thin margin. Upon his being surrounded by bayonetted Mexican infantrymen, Davey Crockett agreed to a surrender on the terms he be brought before Santa Anna...to speak in his defense. The request was granted and was able to stand in front of the General and speak his peace. However, the Napoleonic, pompus, windbag, that Santa Anna was...he refused to spare Ctockett's life [or those few who stood with him in that moment] but instead, ordered his lower leiutenants to run the Texans through with swords. It was as this moment, that Davey Crockett lost his life, unable to defend himself and out-numbered by Mexican soldiers. The Americans bodies were burnt on loaction without markers and a message was sent to the American capitol. Unfortunately, that message was received as a rallying call to other Americans...to whoop some Imperial asses.
WRONG. That came from General Costas's diary that was COPIED by NINE (9) different people in the 1950s. The men at the Alamo KNEW they would DIE BEFORE the final assault. El degüello (Spanish: El toque a degüello) is a bugle call, notable in the United States for its use as a march by Mexican Army buglers during the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo to signal that the defenders of the garrison would receive no quarter by the attacking Mexican Army
There is no real "controversy" about Crockett's death. Alamo survivor Dickinson said he died in the battle and that she saw his body. That's the end of it. The story about him being captured and executed was written years later by a guy who hated Santa Anna and was trying to blacken his reputation. The guy was saying, "Santa Anna was so bad that he even executed David Crockett -- the most famous man at the Alamo." He may have sought to blacken Santa Anna's reputation, but there is no reason to allow his scurrilous accusations to blacken the name of Crockett -- or any other Alamo defender.
I think Billy Bob Thornton's portrayal is the most believable. It ties in very nicely with what little facts we know about Davy Crockett's character and situation.
Miss Dickenson saw his body on the ground in front of the Church when her, her young daughter, and the other women and children that were allowed to leave the Alamo after the battle. There is a marker on the ground marking the place where Crockett's body was found after the battle, in front of the church. Anything else is revisionist history.
Interesting, the number of folks posting below who are passing judgment on people they never met and on events they didn't witness, which is why it's a good idea to try to understand the men and women of the past on their own terms.
My 6th great grandfather probably knew him. Chief William McIntosh he also fought with Jackson against the redstick creek natives. He was also a Brigadier General and fought at the battle of horseshoe bend. He was murdered in 1825 for signing the treaty of Indian Springs.
All Mexican accounts of the execution story contradicts the other. One says he was shot the other says bayoneted the other death by sword. While Travis slave joe says he was found by a dozen Mexican soldiers with his knife buried in one. Suggesting he died in battle. All of the execution story’s do not mention defenders fighting back instead saying they died without complaining or humiliating themselves before their captors. For a while I also believed the execution story. There are dozens of accounts of crockett dying in battle by Mexican soldiers some probably wanting to be famous for killing him. It’s also important to note that most of the Mexican soldiers had no idea who he was or what he looked like. Because of this I believe now he did actually die in battle. Because I can’t believe people who give conflicting execution storys. Had crockett been executed that would be ok for me because he still died a hero. But there’s too much to suggest he died in battle. It’s also important to note Santa Anna never once said he had crockett executed.
Loved Davy Crockett as a kid in the Fifties. hen as an adult I learned why Davy Crockett fought and died at the Alamo. White Texans had to break away from Mexico if they wanted to be allowed to own black Texans. Mexico outlawed slavery well before Lincoln.
Seems like Crockett as a prisoner would have been an advantage for Santa Anna to use as a negotiating pawn. Maybe Houston wouldn't have been so eager with Crockett sitting in a cell somewhere. My guess Davey died in the battle. Given the opportunity, the dictator would have used him to his advantage.
Revisionists bullshit!! How would you face your end? To even suggest that he died a coward undermines the ideals and sacrifices made to make this country great.
@@johnspartan9839 Were you there to witness his death? We don't know how he died but he did give his life in the service of freedom for Texas. Salute him & all the other men who gave their lives that day.
Two Mexican soldiers, one an officer the other a sergeant, left written records of the fate of the prisoners. One of them, I forget which one right now, recorded that there were five prisoners. The other said there was only one. From this we can conclude that at least one of them did not actually see the event, but merely heard about it second hand. They both identify Crocket, either as leader of the five or the lone survivor. One of them says he knew it was Crockett because he was tall and of aristocratic bearing. In other words, he did not hear the man identify himself and did not actually know Crockett on sight. The other account does not specify how Crockett was identified. It seems to me most likely that, Crockett being much the most famous man among the defenders, both of these men simply assumed that he was the prisoner, or among them, without real proof. Given that Mrs. Dickinson always maintained that she identified Crockett's body for the Mexicans, along with the other leaders of the garrison, it seems much the more probable that he was killed in the fighting rather than having been captured. I'll offer one speculation though. Suppose you had just come through that battle and been captured and knew the fate of prisoners in Santa Anna's Mexico. Suppose you knew that everybody knew that a famous former member of the United States Congress was among the defenders. Claiming to be him might be a worthwhile gambit to gain special consideration. Just a thought.
El degüello (Spanish: El toque a degüello) is a bugle call, notable in the United States for its use during the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo to signal that the defenders of the garrison would receive no quarter by the attacking Mexican Army. Die fighting or as a prisoner, that was the question. Everything else is BS.
Appreciate the video it wasn't what I thought and I'm glad you stuck with the statement we really don't know. I can't stand it when people make things up. I seriously doubt he was taking prisoner too many soldiers running in on too few. They wouldn't surrender they would be killed, I'm better like that would be filled with chaos and who would know who was who. Even the ladies who lived wouldn't know they would be in a safe environment not up on the wall and they would be coming out after the battle not during the battle. Enjoyed it
I visited the Mexian history museum. I found only a case called ALAmo. 2 long guns and a pistol. A pennent and the flag of the New Orlesans Grays. A small cannon on a sled is in front of the case. There is no picture of Sana Anna, his duling pistols and his applets are the only objects of him. The 1824 Deculation is in a dark corner
I admire Crockett because he spoke up for American Indians in Congress. I bet Crockett regrets being in same army of 1812, of Indians hater Andrew Jackson. It's rare for someone to speak up for what's right. If you have any decency and honesty, politicians dont want you around. They loved Jackson.
What movie about Crockett is the most accurate? It’s known that while Santa Ana was oppressive he didn’t allow slavery and the American settlers wanted to continue slavery so rebellion was a perfect guise for land grabbing.
Yes. One of the great political concession speeches in history. Crockett lost re-election because he opposed the seizure of Indian lands, and their expulsion to west of the Mississippi River.
A slave who was in the Alamo stated that he saw Crockett go down while fighting near the front door of the church. When Mrs. Dickinson was taken out of the church, she saw a body laying near the door and said, " Oh! That's David Crockett.
Interestingly, that's a piece of the story that everyone likes to erase. Texas was still Mexican owned, and without slavery. When the American settlers came in, they demanded to be able to have their slaves. The fight at the Alamo was another fight for freedom...to keep slaves.
Did you psuedo-einsteins know that your heroine Mrs. Dickinson was known for treating Mexican ladies in racist manner? These ladies who did cooking at the Alamo were treated badly by her.
Just to let all of y'all know David Crockett did not like to be called Davy and yes my mother and grandfather last name was Crockett we came from Scotland and Ireland and had a coat of arms and the motto was crow not croak not
Brian Rutherford I have the paper work and a list all the way to Ireland of all of my ancestor and no they did not start here we had a officer in the revolution war and a captain in the war of the south also Blessed Ralph Crockett was a English martyr and was executed in 1586 and the first Crockett was born 8/10/1709 like I said have all the records
Tommy Hopkins Does your family crest also include crows on a white shield? That is purportedly my family’s coat of arms, but as genealogy is a big business I’m not sure if this is accurate or not. That saying adorns the thing too.
Sterling Crockett yes 3 crows on a white back grown and a 4 th on top and found in Burke's General Armory "Ar. Three Cornish chough's ppr" above the shield and helmet is the the crest a Cornish chough
Crockett was a man that had risen to greatness in his own life time. To me it does not matter if he died in the fight or after. He fought and he died in the Alamo. Viva Texas
Susanna Dickinson's account is probably as factual as any. In the book, accredited to her, she states that he was a guest in her home and that he was dead when she came out when the fighting was over. So, despite what some Mexican soldier, who did not know Crockett, may have said later, I believe he died fighting and was not among those executed later. She is the only witness who is credible in my estimation. Her book was published by "Shoal Creek" Publishing. Library of Congress. Clyde King from her recorded statements.
An important statement in this video is that Santa Anna had the defender's bodies burned in a funeral pyre. So how is it that the current Alamo claims to have the bones of Crockett, Bowie, and Travis? I can't believe it. Also, are there 2 "servants" or 3? Joe and Sam "belonged" to Travis and Bowie. Wasn't there a 3rd? Also, we never knew the last names of the "servants".
Local sanantonian , love the Alamo, what it stands for , regardless how they died they were heroes , locking themselves in a old church against santannas army , that's heroism
@victor soto i forgot you were there, tell me were u one of the cowards who left the men in the old church and got out cause u sound like it, either way you dont like it get outta texas stay out
@victor soto They were given plenty of time to escape and,Or just get out . Santa Anna gave them 13 days To get out , but No ! They had to listen to that Arrogant SOB Col.Travis .
In spite of years later accounts, Mrs. Dickerson said she saw his body lying in the court yard with is funny hat when she was walked out of the chapel after the battle.
That Davy Crockett chose to remain at the Alamo in 1836 against overwhelming odds completely overshadows what really made him an American hero and why Andrew Jackson should not be one of our American heroes, let alone he should not be on our $20.00 bill. When Davy Crockett was serving in the U.S. Congress, he did everything he could do to try to prevent passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, that President Andrew Jackson signed into law. Even though Crockett knew it would be the end of his political career. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 lead to the dispossession of the Cherokee and other southeastern Native American tribes in what became a tragic ethnic cleansing in which thousands of Native Americans suffered and died, on the Trail of Tears. So what really makes Davy Crockett a true American is his failed heroic attempt to prevent the Trail of Tears. Even though as a frontiersman, Davy Crockett was a city slicker compared to the mountain men such as Jim Bridger, Jedediah Smith, Kit Carson, and Hugh Glass, Davy Crockett was a brave and courageous man for trying to stop passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 and how it caused the Trail of Tears, is why as a patriotic American, I hate Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson should not be one of our American heroes, why I really admire Davy Crockett as real American hero, and why it deeply disturbs how most Americans because of lack of knowledge about American history, still wrongfully consider Andrew Jackson to be a hero.
along with the women and children who were spared there were also 5 or 6 Mexican men who convinced Santa Anna that they were held prisoners by the defenders, they were also spared.
If anyone studied history of warfare, they would know that it was not uncommon for soldiers to be knocked out during hand to hand combat. Possible that may have happened to Crockett. Especially with single shot black powder weapons. Couldn't reload fast and rifles were used as clubs.
Boy you are desperate to see to it that Crockett was a hero. It didn't happen as you suggest. He like a coward was caught running and deserting the cause and executed by Santa Ana.
@@rogercortez2509 sounds like you are speculating. Sounds like you are a liberal that wants to twist history to meet your agenda. Do some reading about history.
They have article that say he made it out but he had a tomohawk wound on his forhead and a musketball in his left shoulder,they say he lived in alabama,but they have no clue if thats true or not
@@connergohlke3098 I only say no because it says nobody made it out not even the volunteers everyone decided to stay because they believed it was worth fighting for
Doug Hill You’ll love this. My family is related and my folks went through and spent a few nights in their RV. The last day there they went to the visitors center and found that the rangers had found a three week old black kitten. They were hoping to give it to a good home, and Cliff’s Notes version my father fell in love and couldn’t leave her behind. Spoiler alert: tears were shed in Mom’s direction. He named her Betsy after David Crockett’s favorite rifle and she lived nearly sixteen years in spoiled luxury. I miss her.
Regardless of the song, he was NOT born on a mountain top imt was actually Tennessee but was actually born in Kentucky and he died while participating in the invasion of Mexico.
I believe that David Crockett tried to save the lives of the men around him. As a leader, that was his responsibility, similar to what General Wainwright faced on Corregidor in the Philippines. At the Alamo he faced a coward, who sold out Mexico to Sam Houston a few months later.
Davy Crockett died standing up. Meaning, he killed so many Mexicans, he died standing up thanks to the fact that there were so many dead, Mexican soldiers piled around Davy Crockett, they held Davy up after he died. And any Mexican or screaming leftist who says that he surrendered is a damn liar. And I would call him that in his face and DARE him to do something about it, too. Before any of you 'ladies' call me a racist, I am Hispanic. No, I am not a Mexican, despite that my birth mother was born in Mexico, but I am Hispanic. The citizens of Mexico are not my people. The citizens of the United States are my people. Meaning I owe absolutely nothing to the citizens of Mexico. In fact, I consider the country of Mexico as an enemy to my Republic, NOT our friends.
Mexico allowed white settlers into Northern Mexico, and gave them land grants all on the condition they abide by Mexican law. The settlers agreed..until they decided not to and the Alamo was the result. Maybe that's why we are leery of allowing large groups of immigrants to settle here.
Thanks for this video! I really like these Wild West history videos since these cracks the myhts. In addition I knew about Crockett's death I was pretty surprised when I first heard about it. Though it was a heroic death.
@Herrick Inman They were fighting for their independence from a tyrannical nation. Big difference. Quit getting your history lessons from TikTok and CNN and do some real research before spouting BS you know nothing about.
Crockett supposedly said to his constituents, after losing his congressional seat, that "I am going to Texas and you can go to hell." We need more politicians like that.
@Saint RedPill Tell that to someone who's never been to Texas. As a former resident of the state once told me , "The best view of Texas is from a rearview mirror.
That's right, he 'supposedly' said that. No record of him ever saying that. It was probably stated in a movie for emphasis and movie goers take it as gospel.
Locking at the old maps, Davey Crockett's property is adjacent to the Jack Daniels distillery, and it looks like Jack Daniels is using Davey Crockett's water pulled from the Spring-fed cave to make his sour mash whiskey.
I've always wondered why having been conquered twice by Americans, once by the texicans and once by the US military, the United States never took possession and annexed Mexico. Especially with manifest destiny running rampant in the states.
Dad: "Son, what you up to?" Son: "Oh, just studying. About Davy Crockett. Gotta history test tomorrow." Dad: "How about we just watch the Disney movie instead?" Son: "Dad, you ROCK!"
this is actually what happened when I was in the 4th grade with my father. I've had that theme song stuck in my head for years now. Thanks for the nostolgia
David Tuomenin , thanks 🙏 for writing to me !!! Like you , I had a very rough childhood !!! The Bible says that , “ Train up in a way.of whom he should go &. when he is old , he will not depart from it !!!
Did you know all of this stuff about Davy Crockett (or just that he liked to wear raccoon fur hats)?
I didn't know who he was. Never covered him in history.
Even if you ate cereal ,around 1963 mind you, you could find out about the Alamo.it was on the back of the box and that Davey Crockett died fighting there,even though I vaguely knew of him.At the time it was devastating for me.
Born and raised , we've heard all different narratives on Davy , those boys are still heroes remember the Alamo
As I said, he died with the other heros in an attempt to throw off the rule of a man many of his own countrymen considered a tyrant. And, yes I know he lost an election and headed for Texas (look what he had to say about that), he was only a short time in Texas at the time of the battle and there are some questions if he was killed in the battle, or executed as a rebel a short time after the battle by Santa Anna. There appear to be some conflicting reports here
@@bluenderd If you have children in school taking any current "history" class, check out the books being used. Seems history is changing and there appears to be some conflict among these writers even as far as to who were the victors in WWII
I’m from San Antonio and still live here. His legacy is revered.
He was a formidable composer and musician. His violin is on display at The Witte Museum in San Antonio.
I don't believe Crockett played the fiddle. There is no evidence of this anywhere. Susannah Dickenson mistook Micajah Autry for Crockett who was also the Sharp shooter who nearly picked off Santa Anna.
Glad at least he's revered. Y'all know the real UT is Tennessee not Texas.
Like Worf said, "If you believe in the legend of Davy Crockett, there should be no doubt in your mind that he died a hero. If you do not believe, then he was just a man. And it does not matter how he died."
Scott Foltz use this against your uncles and dad the men of that era
Spoiler alert: the punchline is that nobody knows how he died.
Unfortunately but I dont think I really want to know how he died I think his life was interesting without knowing that bit
Except the guy who killed him. And he’s not saying nothin’
Alamo?
That, among all the newly uncovered old evidence could be just right! Even among some of the history revisionists there is little to go on about his death. So far the majority of these history revisionists remain steadfast that he was executed. Other revisionists disagree but accept it on the basis that should other evidence appear they would surely go with the execution theme.
So this story is a Crock it is?
The Alamo is what got me into history. I watched the highly underrated 2004 movie in elementary school and read more on the subject. When I saw the John Wayne version at the age of ten I was already able to pick out the inaccuracies.😅
I could pick out the inaccuracies in the 2004 version.
@@jdgoade1306 Boy are you right ! Google Crockett death alamo for the seven page research on Crockett death all twenty opposing versions .
The 2004 shows davy being executed but he is said to of been Bayonetted, James butler Bonham dies at the north wall but he died at the interior, bowie just dies laying down and just hold on his knife but he fought and fell down into his bed. But the Wayne one, there is so many I can’t even put.
As a child of 1960s , I looked forward to watching Walt Disney on a Sunday night on the black and white TV. My favorite epersoid was the story of Davy Crockett .Where did the time fly from the 1960s to now .
You shouldn’t title the video how he died unless you know. Nothing new here just false advertising
AGREED ed ,well s"aid and a waste of ANY amount of time watching it,definative false ad ,BUT the excuse will be something trite like "oh im sure not all know this vid content like the comatose ,the perpetually drunk or high on something and those many many hermites /cave dwellers"
(Can't understand what you're trying to say.)
@@azmike3572 just a bit of over the top sarcasm iow i went to FAR giving examples of the kind of folks that would find ANYTHING new about the D.C vid content shown here
Okay, thanks for explaining.
You got that right. I didn't learn anything from this. Watching this was a wast of my time.
Both versions of the story can be true to a certain extent. Susana Dickinson claims she saw Crocket’s body near the ammo depot; Mexican officers say he was executed. The simple solution is that he was knocked unconscious during the battle and that’s how he was captured.
Very plausible theory.
the confusion about the executions was that a band of men were captured making their way to the Alamo to the battle and they were taken prisoner and executed. They were not part of the Alamo battle.
I could swear that the Mexicans said he was found surrounded by 16 dead soldiers, suggestive that he killed all of them first.
@@mikeswiental4815 nope they were trying to get out at the last minute, but were cut off by mexican troops assigned to that task
Mexican history says he was the last one to die as he fought them off- and "being eexecuted" means dying , so, many armies call soldiers killed in battle "executed"
Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, greenest state in the land of the free. Raised in the woods so he knew every tree. Killed him a bear when he was only three.
daaavy ,daaavy crockett king of the wild frontierrrrr,YEAH!
He is and always will be an American hero and legend...Those that gave their last full measure at the Alamo were the epitome of bravery...
The Alamo isn’t outside of Sant Antonio it’s basically in the very middle of it.
That can’t be right! The song goes: “in the southern part of Texas, near the town of San Antone, there’s a fortress all in ruin that the weeds have overgrown.....”
@@frankmachin5438 The song is very very much incorrect. The Alamo is so close to downtown that high rise buildings are just a few blocks away. Also a few blocks away is the river walk. The river walk is a truly amazing experience. For less than ten bucks you get on a barge and are given a tour of the river walk, which has hotels, shops, restaurants, amazing bridges and if you're there the right time of year-mariachi bands, choirs, and folklorico dancers.
It is considered to be the epicenter of San Antonio. A lot of people are disappointed when they first see it. They are expecting to see wide open spaces, cattle, Mexican cannon, etc. Blame John Wayne and Brackettville, Texas for that. He had a village and mission built on a ranch there where they made t the movie. Nice movie. I have seen Fess Parker die swinging"Ol Betsy" in Disney's version; Wayne carrying a lit torch into the Chapel and blowing up the magazine powder (didn't happen); and Brian Keith using a Bowie knife in 1987 version, "The Alamo: 13 days of Glory". I didn't see Thornton's version, but I'm fairly certain it wasn't correct anyway. I do believe that Crockett and 60-100 men left by the south gate to get to a better defensive position and were captured. Later executed.
@@dalereed3950 I did see the Thornton version. They were historically accurate, but that was the major fault of the movie in that the final attack came at night-so you couldn't see anything. A critic stated that this is where the John Wayne film was superior in that it staged the final attack in daylight so you could see everything.
Your number of men escaping, I feel, is off. The Alamo had about 200 defenders, give or take a few. The Alamo was swarmed from all sides. The number of escapees might have been as many as 20, but no more than that.
When I first saw the Alamo in 87, I actually was able to park a few feet from the main gate. The state has recently pushed back the businesses and streets to give the Alamo more room, but yeah, it is deflating to see it smack dab in the center of a city.
Is it possible when the battle took place it was outside town? Over the years SA grew around it.
The story of Crockett being captured and executed came from an alleged former Mexican soldier about 50 years after the fall of the Alamo. Some Alamo defenders were captured and executed almost immediately according to reports from a Mexican who was a defender of the Alamo but pretended to have been a prisoner of the " Texians" and one of the women who survived the final battle. However, Susanna Dickenson, wife of Alamo defender Almaron Dickenson who was among the women who survived the final assault reported that she was lead out of where the woman were hiding and "saw the body of Colonel Crockett, It had been mutilated" . Mrs. Dickenson said she never saw the body of her husband. In spite of her young age ( 19 at the time) and the trauma she experienced , It's likely that the events were deeply etched into her mind and I believe makes her account the most reliable in regard to the death of David Crockett.
I’m a 6th generation native Texan. I went to the Alamo for years. I have read all the letters that were saved before people started stealing stuff out of the Alamo. Sickening. I’m also a history buff. Davy was a hero he did write a letter that was documented. People don’t want us to remember the truth. There were very extremely brave men at one time in the world.
An important factoid: The musician/singer Phil Collins felt that he was at the Alamo in an earlier life. He used his fortune to buy Alamo relics. On a visit to San Antonio he saw that a shop across the street from the Alamo was for sale. He bought the shop, then undertook his own archeological dig under the shop. He found a large amount of relics like belt buckles, buttons, and musket balls. He donated all of this, plus his earlier aquired relics to the Alamo.
To those who haven't been there, the Alamo is surrounded by kitschy tourist related attractions and shops. It's actually a let down to see this considering how sacred a place the Alamo actually is. No one ever did a proper archeological search of the area-instead it was just paved over. Sad 😢 😢 😢
did he find davy crockett's hat ???
Yes but you Americans have very little culture of your own, the British Empire had a thousand Alamos 🇬🇧💂
@@samuelbaldwin3531 Without getting jingoistic, I get your point that England as a country has a history going back thousands of years. The Alamo has a unique history as it was originally built as a church (mission), but two battles were fought there-one much more important than the other. Just as the story of the Titanic is the ultimate Greek tragedy, the Alamo is a classic battle that will long be remembered.
1) The Mexican army, at the time, was one of the best in the world.
2) The Alamo was guarded by a few actual professional soldiers and dozens of volunteer citizens.
3) Two of the volunteers in the Alamo were living legends. Among other things, Davy Crockett was an expert fighter and expert shot. Jim Bowie had invented a legendary knife and he was a well known brawler.
4) The volunteers held off the Mexican army for 13 days.
5) Texas wasn't even a country at the time of the battle, but it did have an ad hoc government, which actually did little for the men in the Alamo. The battle ended up being rebels versus a professional army-and the army paid a high price for a building. This battle and campaign by the Mexican army would end up costing the Mexican government half a continent by the time all was said and done 12 years later. A series of really bad decisions by the Mexicans.
@Peter Laughton During the 13 days that the defenders held off Santa Ana, there were several attacks by Santa Ana's troops. The attacks failed as there was open ground and it was daylight. Thus, the reason for the final attack to take place at night. The defenders were caught off guard. As far as artillery, given that the final attack was at night, would it be fair to say there was some "friendly fire" deaths?
Daniel Boone was our 1st famous frontier celebrity. Fifty years earlier. He was near the same age as George Washington and lived near 90
He went down fighting doesn't mean that he couldn't have been captured after being overwhelmed fighting off hordes of opponents and then executed.
David was and remains an American Hero who stood up for good.
Nobody knows how he died, there's speculation, opinion, rumours and no evidence.
I don't really think that there was ever a concerted effort to pretense by Hollywood directors, John Wayne in particular to "lie" about how Davy Crockett died. By the time "The Alamo" was made, most Westerns had a tinge of fiction thrown in for entertainment's sake, or they glorified for a more positive film effect. In the case of "The Alamo" I think it was more the need for brevity than that John Wayne wanted to portray Davy Crockett dying as he did. It may well be that no one had any idea of how he had died. The civilian survivors only knew that they had died in the fight. When these old reports surfaced, a big deal was made by our Hispanic friends because they seemed to delight in the idea that maybe Davy Crockett died a sniveling coward, begging for his life, to better suit their ever-needy egos. But I thought the new film version when at little too far the other way. John Wayne's version was already way over budget. So even if the details were better known, it would have taken that much more film to depict the butchery. And is the other thing; no film in 1960 would have suggested, let alone depicted such a brutal slaughter of unarmed men. If it had, the feelings it would have created would not have been that of friendship toward Hispanics. Perhaps John Wayne, the film's director, figured that, too, and did not wish to rouse any such emotions. I the ink his film was well done. He portrayed the American's respect for the Mexican soldiers who "were willing to die for what they thought was right." This was an honorable thing on Wayne's part.
As for myself and as retired forensic Psychologist for the government and one who grew up reading and writing Spanish I tend to believe the Diary of the Mexican Officer that was attached to Santa Ana's forces. His statements track well with your presentation, especially as to those who survived the Alamo, i.e., that both Crocket and Travis did, in fact, survived the actual battle along with numerous Mexican Nationals who had volunteered defended the Alamo.
And as many of the Officers statements about the course that the Mexican Army took to the battle as well one or two other points of historical facts which have been corroborated elsewhere.
The Officer’s Journal also stated that while he was unsure where, specifically at the time of his surrender Crocket had been that Crocket long with his command of Mexican volunteers had been taken without further incident.
Regarding the deaths of Crocket and Travis. The Mexican Officer stated in his Journal that Crocket was not given the honor of death by firing squad. Rather, he stated that shortly after the surrender he heard that per Santa Ana's orders about “all would be put to the sword,” he learned that Crocket had been executed and that to the best of his belief one of his fellow officers had had killed Crocket using his Calvary saber. An ignominious end but not unusual in times of war.
Lastly, the Officer stated that Travis had been shot as according to his journal, Travis had requested that he not be shot in the face for the sake of his family. This request was ignore.
There's a resemblance of David Crockett to Bill Murray IMO.That Disney program was basically Crockett's life as if written by the Brothers Grimm.
"You are both wrong. The only question is whether on not you believe in the legend of Davy Crockett or not. If you do, there should be no doubt in your mind that he died a hero's death. If you do not then he was just a man and it does not matter how he died" -Worf of house Martok
Whether Colonel David "Davy" Crockett was killed outright or was captured doesn't lessen the status of his character. If he had been captured by Santa Anna's Troop, he didn't beg for his life. Being a Native-born Tennessean, I share the pride that such a man existed and was from My Home State.
I am from Florida. I say Bravo to Davy Crockett and Tennessee!
Character of that "fuquer?" He owned 6 slaves my gawwwww!
Yeah I can't really see Crockett begging for his life, if he was captured after the battle at some sources claim. On that note I think that the movie that starred Billy Bob Thornton, really captured Crockett's character. In the movie, case you didn't see it, Crockett is well basically portrayed as a good guy, someone who is kind and who cares about the feelings of others, like in one scene where he watches a young Mexican soldier die, qnd another where he offers Travis some words of wisdom. He is also portrayed as someone who carries himself with great dignity, and at the end of the film, or at least the Alamo portion of the film, when he is captured and executed, he doesn't beg, but instead acts defiantly in the face of death, which I think really captured his character greatly, for he said when he lost his role of the congressman for the final time:
"I'd rather be beaten and be a man, than get elected and be a little puppy-dog. Since you have chosen a man with a timber-toe to succeed me, you can all go to hell, I'm going to Texas."
Personally, Crockett was 9ne of my heroes growing up, which I know must sound strange given he lived and died so long ago, but I always found his story inspiring, particularly how persevered in the face of adversity.
@@rogercortez2509 And what does this have anything to do with the movie. I'm sure that you have plenty of sins that you'd like to admit to. How about it?????
@@rogercortez2509 if he did well that was how life was in those days . He wasn't a racist at all or he wouldn't of stood up for the Indians. Don't judge others if you were not alive at that time.
Named my Haflinger horse after Davy Crockett, named him that cuz I was him for Halloween the year before. He had strangles when we first went to go check him out as a 2 y/o colt but he’s 17 now & hasn’t gotten sick since. The horse is damn near fearless too!!
What a legacy.. sweet story..
BTW, I am his 5thbgreat niece, Aleah Faye Crockett York..
Blessings ✨️
@@59Alaskan that’s awesome!!!
@@59Alaskan I was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee. I share the pride with you that such a man existed. GOD Bless You and Your Family. ❤
Many popular/neo- historians always leave out the fact that Mexico invited settler to come into Texas, first to settle the area and second to help fight the Comanches.
They weren't allowed to bring slaves though, something the settlers didn't care to follow 😬
@@kirani111 Thank you.
David croket and everyone at the Alamo were and still are hero's my hat off to them
They were slavers or hired by slavers to bring slavery to Texas, they were also on Mexican land. Real heroes alright. Funny how many people have not a clue.
@@richardyoung4616 your the most lightheaded person I've seen in a while. The majority of them were in Texas due to the Gold Rush, and the plentiful anount of land in Mexico. The thought of freeing Texas came when Mexico startes jailing and arresting new settlers. Those men are heroes. Also, we won the land, didn't steal it. There is a difference. Also, Mexico's leaders were terrible, including Santa Anna. Defending these men is horrendous. Stop trying to change American history to fit your values.
It’s a myth they were hero’s, Mexico had invited Americans to help settle the open land, that was sparsely settled. As other have stated, they revolted. fo help set up a slave state to help the south to maintain slavery. So much of the American story is a myth.
@@richardyoung4616: Yeah, it's funny, because you don't.
@@historicalmistakes8732 The "Gold Rush" didn't start until 1848 and was in California, with most of the miners arriving in 1849. the Battle of the Alamo took place in March, 1836, twelve years before. A good number of the defenders of the Alamo were not white, slave holding men hired to "bring slavery" to Texas. Many were Tejanos, of Mexican nationality. The biggest mistake films make is the idea the Alamo defenders were trying to declare independence. In 1833, Santa Anna abrogated the liberal constitution of 1824 which resulted in rebellions which rose up in several states of Mexico. All were brutally put down and the only uprising which met success was that which occurred in Texas. Independence and the establishment of the Republic of Texas officially took place on March 2, 1836 but the defenders of the Alamo were not aware of this, as they had been under siege from February 23 and were overwhelmed on March 6, four days after independence was declared. While some of the Anglo defenders might have wished for independence, they did not declare it and the Mexican defenders were fighting for reinstatement of the Constitution of 1824. The flag which flew over the Alamo was a standard Mexican flag with the exception that the Cactus/Eagle/Snake symbol usually in the white central panel was replaced with "1824," the date of the Constitution for which they were fighting. And even the Anglo-Saxon combatants were not uniformly "pro-slavery." A good number of them came from the mostly German settlements just west of San Antonio and were profoundly anti slavery (and still were during the American Civil War...a fair number of the German ancestry population were Pro Union and Confederates were not welcome in that part of the state around Fredericksburg and New Braunfels. Not every white man south of the Mason Dixon line was pro slavery...nor were all the white men born north of the Ohio River abolitionists.)
Yup, he's still alive. In stories, films, sculptures, ect....
🔵 For those of you interested, the lyrics to
"The Ballad of Davy Crockett" are as follows:
>Born on a mountain top in Tennessee
Greenest state in the land of the free
Raised in the woods so he knew ev'ry tree
Kilt him a be 'are when he was only three
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier
In eighteen thirteen the Creeks uprose
Addin' redskin arrows to the country's woes
Now, Injun fightin' is somethin' he knows
So he shoulders his rifle an' off he goes
Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear
Off through the woods he's a marchin' along
Makin' up yarns an' a singin' a song
Itchin' fer fightin' an' rightin' a wrong
He's ringy as a be 'are an' twict as strong
Davy, Davy Crockett, the buckskin buccaneer
Andy Jackson is our gen'ral's name
His reg'lar soldiers we'll put to shame
Them redskin varmints us Volunteers'll tame
'Cause we got the guns with the sure-fire aim
Davy, Davy Crockett, the champion of us all
Headed back to war from the ol' home place
But Red Stick was leadin' a merry chase
Fightin' an' burnin' at a devil's pace
South to the swamps on the Florida Trace
Davy, Davy Crockett, trackin' the redskins down
Fought single-handed through the Injun War
Till the Creeks was whipped an' peace was in store
An' while he was handlin' this risky chore
Made hisself a legend for evermore
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier
He give his word an' he give his hand
That his Injun friends could keep their land
An' the rest of his life he took the stand
That justice was due every redskin band
Davy, Davy Crockett, holdin' his promise dear
Home fer the winter with his family
Happy as squirrels in the ol' gum tree
Bein' the father he wanted to be
Close to his boys as the pod an' the pea
Davy, Davy Crockett, holdin' his young'uns dear
But the ice went out an' the warm winds came
An' the meltin' snow showed tracks of game
An' the flowers of Spring filled the woods with flame
An' all of a sudden life got too tame
Davy, Davy Crockett, headin' on West again
Off through the woods we're ridin' along
Makin' up yarns an' singin' a song
He's ringy as a be 'are an' twict as strong
An' knows he's right 'cause he ain' often wrong
Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear
Lookin' fer a place where the air smells clean
Where the trees is tall an' the grass is green
Where the fish is fat in an untouched stream
An' the teemin' woods is a hunter's dream
Davy, Davy Crockett, lookin' fer Paradise
Now he's lost his love an' his grief was gall
In his heart he wanted to leave it all
An' lose himself in the forests tall
But he answered instead his country's call
Davy, Davy Crockett, beginnin' his campaign
Needin' his help they didn't vote blind
They put in Davy 'cause he was their kind
Sent up to Nashville the best they could find
A fightin' spirit an' a thinkin' mind
Davy, Davy Crockett, choice of the whole frontier
The votes were counted an' he won hands down
So they sent him off to Washin'ton town
With his best dress suit still his buckskins brown
A livin' legend of growin' renown
Davy, Davy Crockett, the Canebrake Congressman
He went off to Congress an' served a spell
Fixin' up the Govern'ments an' laws as well
Took over Washin'ton so we heered tell
An' patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell
Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear
Him an' his jokes travelled all through the land
An' his speeches made him friends to beat the band
His politickin' was their favorite brand
An' everyone wanted to shake his hand
Davy, Davy Crockett, helpin' his legend grow
He knew when he spoke he sounded the knell
Of his hopes for White House an' fame as well
But he spoke out strong so hist'ry books tell
An' patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell
Davy, Davy Crockett, seein' his duty clear
When he come home his politickin' done
The western march had just begun
So he packed his gear an' his trusty gun
An' lit out grinnin' to follow the sun
Davy, Davy Crockett, leadin' the pioneer
He heard of Houston an' Austin so
To the Texas plains he jest had to go
Where freedom was fightin' another foe
An' they needed him at the Alamo
Davy, Davy Crockett, the man who don't know fear
His land is biggest an' his land is best
From grassy plains to the mountain crest
He's ahead of us all meetin' the test
Followin' his legend into the West
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier🔹
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Josh,if Ur still up for it,I know other verses too!
A lot of false information is bantered about nearly everyone and every aspect of the Texas War for independence, 1836. Two false claims are made that the Texican"s were fighting for slavery. Another problem stated in a Alamo movie is each volunteer was to be given 600 acres of land of his own choosing.
Here is a documented fact : William Bennett Scates, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence & Texas Constitution. Also a combat veteran of San Jacinto, Siege of Bexar, Anahuac & Velasco, states in a letter, verified by historian Lewis W Kemp, & the Texas State Historical Association. William Bennett Scates, on page 26 states : " When I went into the army I had a fine stock of goods and was quite independent. When I left the army at the end of the war, I was almost naked and without a dollar ...."
The record shows that by 1840, he would finally own 150 acres of land in Texas, possibly by marriage, or finally payment from his service from helping to create Texas.
It is clear the Texans were fighting for independence ! Maybe an offer of future land if they won, that was it.
slavery was one of the reasons, but not the main reason, and people who say slavery is the main reason are usually Mexican nationalists or haters of Texas
His land is biggest an' his land is best
from grassy plains to the mountain crest
He's ahead of us all meetin' the test
followin' his legend into the West
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier
Never did learn that song. It was phony then as it is today.
@*•:Monika:•* For time in memorial men have always fought for what was not theirs and of course what is theirs. In Texas land, slavery and greed were the contributing factor in the fight at their Alamo. In California the gold rush contributed however the aggression was similar in that land, gold and greed propelled the men there to kill and steal land.In either event the hate for a people of color, namely the Native American and Mexicans were targets of the aggression. President Polks "Manifest Destiny" was the killer for many people of Mexican and Indian descent. In that he believed that his god gave him the right to conquer all people and that the land of the country shall be ours from sea to shiny sea and from pole to pole no matter the cost. Hope this kinda explains things in a nutshell.
A real Legend and Courageous Man.
Courageous man, even thought he was running away like the coward he was?
@@rogercortez2509 Are WE talking about the same person? check Your History facts"
@@rifroar Heh heh.....Nope not the same person. I'm talking about the right person. I'd ask you to check your history facts but you are one of those gullible, ignorant sub-literate knuckle draggin' cornpone hayseed that can't even read his name on his belt buckle.
@@rogercortez2509 some men ran when all appeared lost but Crockett wasn't one of them. He was among the last standing and the Mexican officer halted his men and gave them quarter and after they laid down their arms, as the situation was hopeless, they were killed. Odd how the enemy wrote of his bravery but not so people 100+ years later
@@Kcte Can you not distinguish what is reality and what is a movie?The enemy did not write of his bravery. There is no source that I have come across that this scenario did in fact happen. The historians of the time and later wrote that the Mexicans respected him because of his bravery. Not so. It was propaganda to convince, what was the tattered army, that Chief Coward Crockett was brave and withstood the Mexican Army. Santa Ana didn't know of Chief Coward Crockett until the time that a reporter from Arkansas had interviewed Chief Coward Crockett and Crockett had determined that he "would have Santa Ana's head in Washington" displayed. Here is the real event: Chief Coward Crockett and 65 men made an escape attempt outside the walls , was caught, brought before Santa Ana and summarily executed. Santa Ana did not declare Chief Coward Crockett "brave" nor has Mexican history. In order to preserve the false history people continue to perpetuate the legend with more lies and made up information 100+ years later.
It’s crazy that he fought in the war of 1812 and died in the battle of the Alamo
I recently watched a compelling, well documented profile on the most probable last hrs. of Davey crockett's life. It was reported, through the letters and memoirs of several mexican soldiers [who were amongst the soldiers on that infamous day] that Davey Crockett did survive the fight, though by a thin margin. Upon his being surrounded by bayonetted Mexican infantrymen, Davey Crockett agreed to a surrender on the terms he be brought before Santa Anna...to speak in his defense. The request was granted and was able to stand in front of the General and speak his peace. However, the Napoleonic, pompus, windbag, that Santa Anna was...he refused to spare Ctockett's life [or those few who stood with him in that moment] but instead, ordered his lower leiutenants to run the Texans through with swords. It was as this moment, that Davey Crockett lost his life, unable to defend himself and out-numbered by Mexican soldiers. The Americans bodies were burnt on loaction without markers and a message was sent to the American capitol. Unfortunately, that message was received as a rallying call to other Americans...to whoop some Imperial asses.
WRONG. That came from General Costas's diary that was COPIED by NINE (9) different people in the 1950s. The men at the Alamo KNEW they would DIE BEFORE the final assault. El degüello (Spanish: El toque a degüello) is a bugle call, notable in the United States for its use as a march by Mexican Army buglers during the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo to signal that the defenders of the garrison would receive no quarter by the attacking Mexican Army
There is no real "controversy" about Crockett's death. Alamo survivor Dickinson said he died in the battle and that she saw his body. That's the end of it. The story about him being captured and executed was written years later by a guy who hated Santa Anna and was trying to blacken his reputation. The guy was saying, "Santa Anna was so bad that he even executed David Crockett -- the most famous man at the Alamo." He may have sought to blacken Santa Anna's reputation, but there is no reason to allow his scurrilous accusations to blacken the name of Crockett -- or any other Alamo defender.
when I was at primary school. I played Davy in a school concert . Keith Australia
Cool! Hope you had fun.
I think Billy Bob Thornton's portrayal is the most believable. It ties in very nicely with what little facts we know about Davy Crockett's character and situation.
Knapweed That really is my favorite Alamo movie&certainly the most carefully researched.
I enjoyed it the most, though still like Fess Parker as Davey, the one I grew up on.
My husband is a descendant of Crockett and Billy Bob's version is identical to my husband.
@@sondrasmith-rr4mw That's good to hear.
There are 6 eyewitnesses who said Crockett died fighting. One Mexican Officer, years latter said Crockett surrendered.
the diary from that Mexican Lt. is not fact since he was a known liar.
Miss Dickenson saw his body on the ground in front of the Church when her, her young daughter, and the other women and children that were allowed to leave the Alamo after the battle. There is a marker on the ground marking the place where Crockett's body was found after the battle, in front of the church. Anything else is revisionist history.
Interesting, the number of folks posting below who are passing judgment on people they never met and on events they didn't witness, which is why it's a good idea to try to understand the men and women of the past on their own terms.
My 6th great grandfather probably knew him. Chief William McIntosh he also fought with Jackson against the redstick creek natives. He was also a Brigadier General and fought at the battle of horseshoe bend. He was murdered in 1825 for signing the treaty of Indian Springs.
All Mexican accounts of the execution story contradicts the other. One says he was shot the other says bayoneted the other death by sword.
While Travis slave joe says he was found by a dozen Mexican soldiers with his knife buried in one. Suggesting he died in battle.
All of the execution story’s do not mention defenders fighting back instead saying they died without complaining or humiliating themselves before their captors.
For a while I also believed the execution story.
There are dozens of accounts of crockett dying in battle by Mexican soldiers some probably wanting to be famous for killing him.
It’s also important to note that most of the Mexican soldiers had no idea who he was or what he looked like.
Because of this I believe now he did actually die in battle. Because I can’t believe people who give conflicting execution storys. Had crockett been executed that would be ok for me because he still died a hero.
But there’s too much to suggest he died in battle.
It’s also important to note Santa Anna never once said he had crockett executed.
Too many movies mi amigo....too many movies.
@@rogercortez2509 huh
@@rogercortez2509 He died in battle . No movies watched . Died a man's death.
@@danielblackburn1241 Hey danel' how does one die a mans's death....do tell?
Loved Davy Crockett as a kid in the Fifties.
hen as an adult I learned why Davy Crockett fought and died at the Alamo. White Texans had to break away from Mexico if they wanted to be allowed to own black Texans. Mexico outlawed slavery well before Lincoln.
Seems like Crockett as a prisoner would have been an advantage for Santa Anna to use as a negotiating pawn. Maybe Houston wouldn't have been so eager with Crockett sitting in a cell somewhere. My guess Davey died in the battle. Given the opportunity, the dictator would have used him to his advantage.
Rising to the rank of Fourth Sergeant, I don't suppose that was like Specialist 4?
I'm from TN and I'm First!
I live 1 mile away from Davy's childhood home
Edit: I have zero clever comments
Revisionists bullshit!! How would you face your end? To even suggest that he died a coward undermines the ideals and sacrifices made to make this country great.
Load of crap Crockett was born in Kentucky.
@@jackfletcher1000 He was born near Limestone,Tennessee.PERIOD!!!
@@johnspartan9839 Were you there to witness his death? We don't know how he died but he did give his life in the service of freedom for Texas. Salute him & all the other men who gave their lives that day.
@@cathleencooks748 he is a true American hero in my opinion!
Two Mexican soldiers, one an officer the other a sergeant, left written records of the fate of the prisoners. One of them, I forget which one right now, recorded that there were five prisoners. The other said there was only one. From this we can conclude that at least one of them did not actually see the event, but merely heard about it second hand. They both identify Crocket, either as leader of the five or the lone survivor. One of them says he knew it was Crockett because he was tall and of aristocratic bearing. In other words, he did not hear the man identify himself and did not actually know Crockett on sight. The other account does not specify how Crockett was identified. It seems to me most likely that, Crockett being much the most famous man among the defenders, both of these men simply assumed that he was the prisoner, or among them, without real proof. Given that Mrs. Dickinson always maintained that she identified Crockett's body for the Mexicans, along with the other leaders of the garrison, it seems much the more probable that he was killed in the fighting rather than having been captured. I'll offer one speculation though. Suppose you had just come through that battle and been captured and knew the fate of prisoners in Santa Anna's Mexico. Suppose you knew that everybody knew that a famous former member of the United States Congress was among the defenders. Claiming to be him might be a worthwhile gambit to gain special consideration. Just a thought.
And it's BS, nobody in the Mexican army knew who Crockett was.
El degüello (Spanish: El toque a degüello) is a bugle call, notable in the United States for its use during the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo to signal that the defenders of the garrison would receive no quarter by the attacking Mexican Army. Die fighting or as a prisoner, that was the question. Everything else is BS.
I knew all this. I was hoping we would hear what really happened.
then you knew the settlers were not challenging the rule. they were never enforced
Appreciate the video it wasn't what I thought and I'm glad you stuck with the statement we really don't know.
I can't stand it when people make things up.
I seriously doubt he was taking prisoner too many soldiers running in on too few.
They wouldn't surrender they would be killed, I'm better like that would be filled with chaos and who would know who was who.
Even the ladies who lived wouldn't know they would be in a safe environment not up on the wall and they would be coming out after the battle not during the battle.
Enjoyed it
I visited the Mexian history museum. I found only a case called ALAmo. 2 long guns and a pistol. A pennent and the flag of the New Orlesans Grays. A small cannon on a sled is in front of the case. There is no picture of Sana Anna, his duling pistols and his applets are the only objects of him. The 1824 Deculation is in a dark corner
I admire Crockett because he spoke up for American Indians in Congress. I bet Crockett regrets being in same army of 1812, of Indians hater Andrew Jackson. It's rare for someone to speak up for what's right. If you have any decency and honesty, politicians dont want you around. They loved Jackson.
What movie about Crockett is the most accurate? It’s known that while Santa Ana was oppressive he didn’t allow slavery and the American settlers wanted to continue slavery so rebellion was a perfect guise for land grabbing.
How about Danl Boone?
Daniel Boone died in 1820......16 YEARS BEFORE the Alamo. You obviously went to public school where true history is not taught, only liberal bullshit.
He also made the famous ‘Not your’s to give’. You can still find on net.
Just who did he say that to? Was he offering up his virginity to Santa Ana or Travis?
not really sure is not the truth about how he died
Fess Parker playing Davy Crockett. He also played Daniel Boone on TV.
Right here in West TN after a political loss he proclaimed... “Y’all can all go to hell, as for me, I’m gone to Texas...”
Yes. One of the great political concession speeches in history. Crockett lost re-election because he opposed the seizure of Indian lands, and their expulsion to west of the Mississippi River.
A slave who was in the Alamo stated that he saw Crockett go down while fighting near the front door of the church. When Mrs. Dickinson was taken out of the church, she saw a body laying near the door and said, " Oh! That's David Crockett.
Interestingly, that's a piece of the story that everyone likes to erase. Texas was still Mexican owned, and without slavery. When the American settlers came in, they demanded to be able to have their slaves. The fight at the Alamo was another fight for freedom...to keep slaves.
She sure did! Yesiree. Then she started belting out, "He was born on a mountain top in Tennessee".....then she forgot the rest of the song.
@@calebleland8390 For some, not all.
@@d.owczarzak6888 Maybe not all fought for slavery, but it was the issue that started the fight.
Did you psuedo-einsteins know that your heroine Mrs. Dickinson was known for treating Mexican ladies in racist manner? These ladies who did cooking at the Alamo were treated badly by her.
Back in Crockett's time the Alamo was probably outside of San Antonio
How can you claim to know the truth about Davy Crockett and how he died if you know nothing new?
Nobody knows.
Just putting some pieces together. Just watched Jim gaffigan who mentioned the Alamo. Then I went here. Very good video.
Just to let all of y'all know David Crockett did not like to be called Davy and yes my mother and grandfather last name was Crockett we came from Scotland and Ireland and had a coat of arms and the motto was crow not croak not
Tommy Hopkins Now that explains a lot! Can't keep a good Irishman or Scotsman down!
The Crockett family and Finlays were from Ulster originally along with Chambers and other Tennessee notables lol
Brian Rutherford I have the paper work and a list all the way to Ireland of all of my ancestor and no they did not start here we had a officer in the revolution war and a captain in the war of the south also Blessed Ralph Crockett was a English martyr and was executed in 1586 and the first Crockett was born 8/10/1709 like I said have all the records
Tommy Hopkins Does your family crest also include crows on a white shield? That is purportedly my family’s coat of arms, but as genealogy is a big business I’m not sure if this is accurate or not. That saying adorns the thing too.
Sterling Crockett yes 3 crows on a white back grown and a 4 th on top and found in Burke's General Armory "Ar. Three Cornish chough's ppr" above the shield and helmet is the the crest a Cornish chough
Crockett was a man that had risen to greatness in his own life time. To me it does not matter if he died in the fight or after. He fought and he died in the Alamo. Viva Texas
Susanna Dickinson's account is probably as factual as any. In the book, accredited to her, she states that he was a guest in her home and that he was dead when she came out when the fighting was over. So, despite what some Mexican soldier, who did not know Crockett, may have said later, I believe he died fighting and was not among those executed later. She is the only witness who is credible in my estimation. Her book was published by "Shoal Creek" Publishing. Library of Congress. Clyde King from her recorded statements.
David Crockett once said be always sure you're right then go ahead
Kind of a misleading title being you didn't know a damned bit more than me about how he died
Terribly corny opening sentence. Does a disservice to the whole piece!
An important statement in this video is that Santa Anna had the defender's bodies burned in a funeral pyre. So how is it that the current Alamo claims to have the bones of Crockett, Bowie, and Travis? I can't believe it. Also, are there 2 "servants" or 3? Joe and Sam "belonged" to Travis and Bowie. Wasn't there a 3rd? Also, we never knew the last names of the "servants".
Title of the video The Truth about Davy Crockett... But the video says "We don't know"
Local sanantonian , love the Alamo, what it stands for , regardless how they died they were heroes , locking themselves in a old church against santannas army , that's heroism
Victims ! Not Heroes .
Pendejos for trying to fight
3000 Mexicans .
@@johnnypierce3933 Yes, I agree..
@victor soto i forgot you were there, tell me were u one of the cowards who left the men in the old church and got out cause u sound like it, either way you dont like it get outta texas stay out
@victor soto They were given plenty of time to escape and,Or just get out .
Santa Anna gave them 13 days To get out , but No !
They had to listen to that Arrogant SOB Col.Travis .
Victor Soto you dont know your ass from a hole in the ground. They were surrounded. They had no chance to try to escape. They fought and died bravely.
In spite of years later accounts, Mrs. Dickerson said she saw his body lying in the court yard with is funny hat when she was walked out of the chapel after the battle.
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
🇺🇸 Davey Crockett will always be an American Hero and inspiration. 🇺🇸
That Davy Crockett chose to remain at the Alamo in 1836 against overwhelming odds completely overshadows what really made him an American hero and why Andrew Jackson should not be one of our American heroes, let alone he should not be on our $20.00 bill. When Davy Crockett was serving in the U.S. Congress, he did everything he could do to try to prevent passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, that President Andrew Jackson signed into law. Even though Crockett knew it would be the end of his political career. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 lead to the dispossession of the Cherokee and other southeastern Native American tribes in what became a tragic ethnic cleansing in which thousands of Native Americans suffered and died, on the Trail of Tears. So what really makes Davy Crockett a true American is his failed heroic attempt to prevent the Trail of Tears. Even though as a frontiersman, Davy Crockett was a city slicker compared to the mountain men such as Jim Bridger, Jedediah Smith, Kit Carson, and Hugh Glass, Davy Crockett was a brave and courageous man for trying to stop passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 and how it caused the Trail of Tears, is why as a patriotic American, I hate Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson should not be one of our American heroes, why I really admire Davy Crockett as real American hero, and why it deeply disturbs how most Americans because of lack of knowledge about American history, still wrongfully consider Andrew Jackson to be a hero.
Note to Fess Parker he actually wore a suit in Congress.
He's dead too
Did make some fine wine in Los Olivos. CA. Winery is still alive though.
Mrs Dickerson said he was lying in the courtyard when she was escorted from the chapel.
along with the women and children who were spared there were also 5 or 6 Mexican men who convinced Santa Anna that they were held prisoners by the defenders, they were also spared.
Davy crocket ases are in a church there in San Antonio.,tx. With a lot of respect with it too.mg
If anyone studied history of warfare, they would know that it was not uncommon for soldiers to be knocked out during hand to hand combat. Possible that may have happened to Crockett. Especially with single shot black powder weapons. Couldn't reload fast and rifles were used as clubs.
Boy you are desperate to see to it that Crockett was a hero. It didn't happen as you suggest. He like a coward was caught running and deserting the cause and executed by Santa Ana.
You're speculating and bullshitting at the same time. But I agree on the rifles as clubs.
@@rogercortez2509 sounds like you are speculating. Sounds like you are a liberal that wants to twist history to meet your agenda. Do some reading about history.
When will you understand that Davy Crewcutt was executed like a coward he was!
I still think he died in action not dying like a coward
They have article that say he made it out but he had a tomohawk wound on his forhead and a musketball in his left shoulder,they say he lived in alabama,but they have no clue if thats true or not
@@connergohlke3098 I only say no because it says nobody made it out not even the volunteers everyone decided to stay because they believed it was worth fighting for
The truth is, nobody knows for sure.
Next time Add in your title... But we don’t know! Thanks!
There is a Davy Crockett State Park in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Been there many times. It's nice.
There is also one in East Texas and I have been there a number of times!
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Doug Hill You’ll love this. My family is related and my folks went through and spent a few nights in their RV. The last day there they went to the visitors center and found that the rangers had found a three week old black kitten. They were hoping to give it to a good home, and Cliff’s Notes version my father fell in love and couldn’t leave her behind. Spoiler alert: tears were shed in Mom’s direction. He named her Betsy after David Crockett’s favorite rifle and she lived nearly sixteen years in spoiled luxury. I miss her.
Ill have to ask my grandpa again but i had a family member (great great grandfather i think ) that helped him scout areas and hunted with him
He was born in Kentucky, end of story ,check it out.
Yes
Regardless of the song, he was NOT born on a mountain top imt was actually Tennessee but was actually born in Kentucky and he died while participating in the invasion of Mexico.
I believe that David Crockett tried to save the lives of the men around him. As a leader, that was his responsibility, similar to what General Wainwright faced on Corregidor in the Philippines. At the Alamo he faced a coward, who sold out Mexico to Sam Houston a few months later.
What famous historical event has Hollywood not toyed with and changed in their movies? Hollywood - true history - NOT!
Davy Crockett died standing up. Meaning, he killed so many Mexicans, he died standing up thanks to the fact that there were so many dead, Mexican soldiers piled around Davy Crockett, they held Davy up after he died. And any Mexican or screaming leftist who says that he surrendered is a damn liar. And I would call him that in his face and DARE him to do something about it, too. Before any of you 'ladies' call me a racist, I am Hispanic. No, I am not a Mexican, despite that my birth mother was born in Mexico, but I am Hispanic. The citizens of Mexico are not my people. The citizens of the United States are my people. Meaning I owe absolutely nothing to the citizens of Mexico. In fact, I consider the country of Mexico as an enemy to my Republic, NOT our friends.
Mexico allowed white settlers into Northern Mexico, and gave them land grants all on the condition they abide by Mexican law. The settlers agreed..until they decided not to and the Alamo was the result. Maybe that's why we are leery of allowing large groups of immigrants to settle here.
Thanks for this video! I really like these Wild West history videos since these cracks the myhts. In addition I knew about Crockett's death I was pretty surprised when I first heard about it. Though it was a heroic death.
Yeah, he died trying to steal land from Mexico. Such a noble cause.
@@herrickinman9303 Yes indeed, such a shame they didn't keep Texas
@Herrick Inman They were fighting for their independence from a tyrannical nation. Big difference. Quit getting your history lessons from TikTok and CNN and do some real research before spouting BS you know nothing about.
He’s my uncle I’ll be happy if he was alive still
Crockett supposedly said to his constituents, after losing his congressional seat, that "I am going to Texas and you can go to hell." We need more politicians like that.
@Saint RedPill Tell that to someone who's never been to Texas. As a former resident of the state once told me , "The best view of Texas is from a rearview mirror.
Ron Carpenter, Texas IS hell.
That's right, he 'supposedly' said that. No record of him ever saying that. It was probably stated in a movie for emphasis and movie goers take it as gospel.
Herrick Inman, You're being unfair. Hell can't be that bad.
@@roncarpenter7240 and from a mountain top in Tennessee and on that same car a bumper sticker that says, " I messed on Texas"
Locking at the old maps, Davey Crockett's property is adjacent to the Jack Daniels distillery, and it looks like
Jack Daniels is using Davey Crockett's water pulled from the Spring-fed cave to make his sour mash whiskey.
It does not matter his Manor of death he was an American hero , that is what is important
It's spelled _manner,_ not "Manor." A _manor_ is a big house.
@@herrickinman9303 Heeeeeeeeeee heeeeeeeee hee he h e
I've always wondered why having been conquered twice by Americans, once by the texicans and once by the US military, the United States never took possession and annexed Mexico. Especially with manifest destiny running rampant in the states.
I'm still none the wiser as to how Davy Crockett died.
Dad: "Son, what you up to?"
Son: "Oh, just studying. About Davy Crockett. Gotta history test tomorrow."
Dad: "How about we just watch the Disney movie instead?"
Son: "Dad, you ROCK!"
this is actually what happened when I was in the 4th grade with my father. I've had that theme song stuck in my head for years now. Thanks for the nostolgia
Adrote...?
It’s pronounced Adroit ( think Android minus the N then replace the D with a T..)... spelling and pronunciation count..
So.. about the video telling the truth about how he died.... this obviously isn't it.
Crockett died at the door of the Alamo and his ashes along others are proseved in San Francisal church in San Antonio.tx.mg.
Not true! You are being sold a "bill of goods" madame!
I was born in the San Antonio area and know that he came from Tennessee to San Antonio they said he was killed in the door way.of the Alamo.
@@margaretgossett6406 Who is they, pray tell?
Sorry nah, Crockett is Texas’ most famous frontiersman
As a boy in the 1950`s I treasured my "Davy Crockett" hat.
That’s something I really didn’t know about ! David , he was raised in Tennessee !! Thank you!!
Me Too....
David Tuomenin , that was great 👍 !!!
I wished that I wasn’t mentally & emotionallly abused .
@@robertbeacham6286 I`m sorry, I don`t know what it`s like to be a yankee cretin.
David Tuomenin , thanks 🙏 for writing to me !!! Like you , I had a very rough childhood !!! The Bible says that , “ Train up in a way.of whom he should go &. when he is old , he will not depart from it !!!
The Christian contemporary band Degarmo and Key, Eddie Degarmo is a decendant of Davy Crockett. Dana key is a decendant of Francis Scott Key..
Ok guy, there is 30+ descendants of Davy and counting and nary a one know each other but yet claim to be descendants.