March 6, 1836 - After the battle

At 6:30 A. M. the last of the firing was over. After the battle, 183 Texan defenders had died. There were 600 Mexican soldiers who had been killed or wounded.

The women and children were allowed to go free. As they walked from the church, they saw slaughtered bodies, mutilated and bayoneted.

What was going on elsewhere during the siege?

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