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Alamo reprieve gave Dimmit 5 more years
On March 12, 1836, six days after the fall of the Alamo, Gen. Sam Houston sent an urgent message to Goliad ordering Philip Dimmit to meet him at Gonzales.
Iconic Alamo site celebrates special 189th anniversary: 'Fabric of who we are as Texans'
The Alamo, where the defeat of Texas revolutionaries by Mexican forces inspired an iconic battle cry, marks its 189th anniversary on Thursday.