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Remember the Alamo!

English translation: Have no fear! Fight to the end! Be courageous! Remember the fallen! (referring to the battle of Alamo, 1836)

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English term or phrase:Remember the Alamo!
Selected answer:Have no fear! Fight to the end! Be courageous! Remember the fallen! (referring to the battle of Alamo, 1836)
Entered by: Mikhail Kropotov

09:06 Jun 21, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: Remember the Alamo!
An American expression
RafaLee
Australia
Local time: 03:22
the battle of Alamo (American-Mexican war)
Explanation:
The meaning is "Forget fear and charge ahead!" as in a war.

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Note added at 1 hr 32 mins (2004-06-21 10:38:45 GMT)
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Thanks to Hacene for the help.
I meant to mention courage, but went with \"forget fear\".
Something like \"Be courageous!\"
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 19:22
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +9the battle of Alamo (American-Mexican war)
Mikhail Kropotov
5 +1history
airmailrpl
5 +1"Remember our fallen comrades, charge!" --- a war cry
humbird
3 +2origin: [a cry-battle] ; surviving expression: [to brave death]
Randa Farhat
5Have no fear, fight to the end
Paul Dixon


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
remember the alamo!
the battle of Alamo (American-Mexican war)


Explanation:
The meaning is "Forget fear and charge ahead!" as in a war.

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Note added at 1 hr 32 mins (2004-06-21 10:38:45 GMT)
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Thanks to Hacene for the help.
I meant to mention courage, but went with \"forget fear\".
Something like \"Be courageous!\"

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 19:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 64
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jonathan Spector
6 mins
  -> thanx!
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
6 mins
  -> thanx!
agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
16 mins
  -> thanx!
neutral  Hacene: a) the Battle happened in 1836 between Texas and Mexico (Texas being an independant state, akathe Lone Star); b) the meaning is either Revenge or Galant stand of courange and undying self-sacrifice
1 hr
  -> I agree, I'm never fully satisfied with my own answers :) thank you for the history and the comment
agree  Begoña Yañez: Yep, "Be courageous and charge ahead!"
2 hrs
  -> thanx!
agree  mrrobkoc
2 hrs
  -> thanx!
agree  Milena Sahakian
10 hrs
  -> thanx!
agree  nlingua: with Hacene :-)
11 hrs
  -> thanx, me too!
neutral  airmailrpl: Revenge // it appears that Hacene does agree with my interpretation
21 hrs
  -> I really cannot claim what it is used for nowadays, but randa2 and Nancy Arrowsmith don't agree with you
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
9 days
  -> thanx!
agree  Nanny Wintjens
9 days
  -> thanx!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
remember the alamo!
history


Explanation:
Remember the Alamo
March 6,1836...6:30a.m ... last firing is over... The Alamo has fallen! After a 13 days siege of 2,000 Mexicans, 189 Heroes had ...
members.tripod.com/aries46/alamo.htm

American Experience | Remember the Alamo | PBS
Remember the Alamo: In the early 1830s Texas was about to explode. Although ruled by Mexico, the region was home to more than 20000 US settlers. ...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/alamo/

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Note added at 2 hrs 18 mins (2004-06-21 11:25:08 GMT)
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The Mexican army, led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna had been ordered to recapture the Alamo and take no prisoners.

On the morning of March 6, 1836, General Santa Anna recaptured the Alamo, ending the 13-day siege. An estimated 1,000 to 1,600 Mexican soldiers died in the battle. Only one of the 184 Americans survived.

On April 21, 1836, Sam Houston, commander of the Texas Army, led 800 troops in a surprise attack on Santa Anna\'s 1,600 men. Shouting, \"Remember the Alamo!\" the Texas Army won the battle at San Jacinto in 18 minutes and secured Texas independence from Mexico. Texas remained independent for nearly 10 years, becoming a state in 1845.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/reform/al...

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 14:22
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hacene: sorry, by the time I finish explaining SirReal why I was not entirely satisfied with his answer, yours appeared. Correct on the History, but would need the meaning of the expression
11 mins
  -> I believe the expresion has a lot more to do with 'revenge' or 'vengence' since Santa Anna had ordered the army to kill everone in the fort
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
remember the alamo!
origin: [a cry-battle] ; surviving expression: [to brave death]


Explanation:
as explained in previous answers, I would culturally explain the expression as:

- to face death bravely
- to remind that there is "a victory of -and- in death"
- to remeber that "to be gained, liberty can cost lives"
- to remeber that "never give in"
- to remind that "either survive but succumb; or, die but bequeath freedom"

good info here:
http://www.kwanah.com/txmilmus/tnghist3.htm
http://www.thealamofilm.com/article_rememberthealamo.htm
http://www.historychannel.com/alamo/

Randa Farhat
Lebanon
Local time: 20:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: also, patriotism at all costs (I grew up in Texas)
1 hr
  -> thank you, sounds right to the point!
agree  Milena Sahakian
7 hrs
  -> thank you
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"Remember our fallen comrades, charge!" --- a war cry


Explanation:
On historical background I very much respect airmailrpl's answer. However asker may want to know what it means in boader context. This is a war cry to promote unity in battlefield which is so needed in the fight. It's also a cry for revenge, as inflared sense of hatred against enemy is also a critical factor for fighting spirit.

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosemary Schmid: I'm NOT from Texas, and I've always thought the expression was primarily about revenge! I like this idea about unity in the battlefield, as an additional undertone.
9 days
  -> Thank you Rosemary.
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
remember the alamo!
Have no fear, fight to the end


Explanation:
This expression refers to the famous episode in American History in which the Mexican General Santa Anna stormed the Texan stronghold called the Alamo (now in San Antonio, TX), in which 184 Texans fought the Mexicans with incredible grit and courage. The phrase was originally used at the later Battle of San Jacinto (1836) when the Texans got their own back, securing Texan independence from Mexico.

A brief history of the events in 1836:

February 8 - Former Tennessee congressman David Crockett arrives at the Alamo with a group of volunteers.

February 12 - With the departure of Neill, Travis is elected commander of the regular army forces at the Alamo, while Jim Bowie is chosen to lead the volunteers.

February 23 - The Mexican army under Antonio López de Santa Anna reaches San Antonio. The Texian force retreats into the walled Alamo compound.

March 1- Thirty-two men from Gonzales join the besieged forces at the Alamo.


March 2 - Texas Declaration of Independence is approved by delegates meeting at Washington-on-the-Brazos.

March 6 - The attack upon the fortified Alamo begins before dawn. When the fighting ends, all of its occupants other than women, children, and Travis' slave Joe, are dead. Losses to the attacking Mexican army are estimated to be at least 600.


March 20 - Following a battle near Coleto Creek, the Texian force led by James W. Fannin is captured.


March 27 - On the order of General Santa Anna, Fannin and a force of almost 350 men are executed at Goliad.


April 21 - After retreating eastward for more than a month, the Texian Army defeats the larger Mexican force at the Battle of San Jacinto, capturing General Santa Anna and securing Texas' independence.


May 14 - The Treaties of Velasco are signed by Santa Anna, promising the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of Mexican troops to below the Rio Grande.

September - The Constitution of the Republic of Texas is approved by vote; Sam Houston is elected president.

October - First Congress of the Republic of Texas convenes.

I hope this is of some help.


    Reference: http://www.drtl.org/History/Alamo3.asp
    Reference: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/reform/jb_reform_alamo_1.h...
Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 14:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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