alamo

1. A siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836;
   Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico (synset 101271853)
   domain region: san antonio - a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers
   is an instance of:

   • butchery, carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter - the savage and excessive killing of many people
   • beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

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