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A lex long. December 02,20111. E arly life. JIM BOWIE-BORN 1796. DIED DEFENDING THE ALAMO IN MARCH 1836
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Alex long December 02,20111
Early life • JIM BOWIE-BORN 1796
DIED DEFENDING THE ALAMO IN MARCH 1836 • On March 6, 1836, the Mexicans attacked before dawn, and all 188 defenders of the Alamo perished. Santa Anna asked to see the corpses of Bowie, Travis, and Crockett, and Bexar, mayor Francisco Ruiz identified the bodies. Bowie lay on his cot in a room on the south side. He had been shot several times in the head.