Sorry guys, just an FYI to everyone watching, this video was intended to be watched by like 150 people who were all part of two Australian gaming communities back in 2013, so for everyone mentioning the subtitles they are names of different people in said communities. We had many Regiments (clans) within those communities. We used to play Mount and Blade Warband: Napoleonic Wars. This video was just a bit of fun to make and share around with mates, but for some reason it blew up and now has over a million views, there other parts and other videos that dont exist anymore. Thanks :)
The mexican uniforms were legacy of Spanish Army and many of them were used back in the Napoleonic Camping in Spanish Pennninsula. Most of new nation of Latinamerica keep same uniforms just making small changes for example Mexico changed cockade colors from red & white of spanish flag to red/white/green of mexican flag. Santa Anna was a fan of Napoleon so he tried to make some units as immitation from Napoleon Grande Armée for example 0:29 Coraceros de Tulancingo were an attempt of copy from french Cuirassiers or Cuerpo de Zapadores that had the same uniforms as French Regiment of Engineers also Santa Anna tried to copy the biggest unit of Napoleon's Army "The Old Guard" making "Guardia de los Poderes Supremos" that was a combination of red Jacket with blue pants and Bearskin like granadiers created to protect the Congress and the President.
@@gennereduardobarrioscruz4211 En ningún momento dijo que la bandera (con b) mexicana se parece a la española, estaba hablando sobre el estilo del uniforme.
those werent tulancingo cuirassiers those were general staff guard. tulancingo wasnt formed until like 1844. also the guard of the supreme powers werent formed until 1844 aswell
The second Mexican who came out of the cottage fired his weapon but the flashpan malfunctioning caused it to just shoot sparks everywhere. That is where the phrase “flash in the pan” comes from.
I thought cap-locks were standard by then. For those that don't know, a cap-lock is a type of action where the gun's hammer strikes a brass or copper cap containing a chemical that explodes when crushed. Before firing, the hammer is moved to half-cock and the cap is placed on a nipple. This nipple is hollow to allow the crushed cap to ignite the main charge in the barrel. In contrast, the older flint lock had a hammer with replaceable flint attached to the end of it. Just like before, after loading the main charge and ball, the shooter would move the hammer containing the flint to half-cock, they would also flip up a cover over the priming pan, this is called a frizzen. The frizzen keeps the primer charge out of the elements. When the weapon is fired, the hammer strikes the closed frizzen covering the powder. The hammer striking the frizzen produces a burst of sparks. The sparks ignite the priming charge which ignites the main charge in the barrel through a small touch hole in the barrel.
@@twistedyogert caplocks had started around that time, but most of the defenders of the Alamo brought their own guns, and most, if not all, were flintlock muskets.
San Antonio's downtown is a beautifully knit and historically mindful spot. Standing at the Main Plaza for example, there is a lively mood to the site. Waterfalls, music and food vendors as they have been for over a hundred years. Inside the Church of San Fernando at the plaza are the ashes of the Alamo dead, collected by Juan Seguin (also in the movie, the Tejano captain sent out by Travis and kept by Houston). There are numerous markers along the streets that mark historical sites and important places. It's stunning if you know your history well.
The dragoons seen in 2:20 were a cavalry unit known as the “Coraceros de Tulancingo”. They originated from a military school/convent located in the town of Tulancingo in the state of Hidalgo known as the “Escuadrón Activo de Tulancingo” formed in 1820. They were the highest and most skilled cavalry in the Mexican army. My great great great great grandfather, Anastasio de Morra, was part of the first brigade of these heavy cavalry formed in 1820. To this day we still have his breast plate, sword and beautiful helmet.
That is awesome. On my Mom"s side my ancestors came from Spain as well but by this time they had already come up into Louisiana and then headed to NYC. But yeah the officer's corp was all nobleman and they were quite brave, they carried that European noblemen mindset of the day that you also saw in Napoleon' "Grande Arme" and the Prussian guard. Alot of peacocking in brilliant uniforms and fearlessness
To Catholics. He's a champion of Faith. To Americans he's evil tyrant. To French Monarches (Both Late Orleans and later Bonaparte), I'm not sure if they find any use of him or which factions did he support or he was well out of way.
@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 way worst, the first 15 years of Porfirio where the best time for México, he’s the example for “You ether die a hero or live to become the villain”. Santa Ana was an a hole from the beginning, and lost all the northern territories.
@@srjack5516 bueno, pero Santa Ana hizo mas pendejadas v: Se reveló contra Iturbide, se reveló contra guerrero, se reveló con todos, fue presidente mas de 1 vez, algunos durando 1 año, venía y volvía... Tal vez sin Santa Ana México hubiera estado mejor.
@@RolLeoRM no creó ya qué Santana al igual que Guerrero y todos solo querían el poder, Santana era un dictador en todo sentido de la palabra, pero ni Santana fue tan traidor que Juárez al menos Santana hizo lo que hizo por qué lo capturaron, Juárez lo hizo solo para qué un gobierno lo reconociera. Eso en mi opinión es peor...
The Actor the chose for Santa Anna looks like he should be playing him at a much later point in his life, as during this war he was still rather young, I'd dare say late 20s to early early 30s. I say this only because I know he wrote a manifesto in Veracruz in which he talked about his achievements thus far and contributions towards Mexico as well as his take on his crushing defeat at the hands of the rebel Texicanos led by Sam Houston, he wrote this when he was 35. This would also be around the time he would lose his leg and have it buried with full military honors lol.
@Jamie Jones if that's true, then there is cause to believe that Dave Crockett was allowed to live after the Alamo. With him being such a hero of the American frontier and also a free Mason, I can't see Santa Anna being given such treatment without him providing the same to Crockett, but I guess we'll never truly no...
Yes. Otherwise this film is pretty accurate but I thought he looked too old. I also wonder at his ornate uniform. Joe, enslaved body servant of Travis, was a major witness to the battle and aftermath. He said Santa Anna looked,like a Methodist preacher.
Just a reminder, the Texans were fighting for the preservation of slavery in Texas as at the time it was part of Mexico and Mexico had recently abolished Slavery. 20 year’s later they would be fighting for the same thing.
You are correct sir you probably would have been against the war back in those days like most Americans were if it wasn't for Congress of the time pushing that agenda.
It’s really pathetic how Mexicans continue to cry over a piece of territory that was never really theirs and make up an alternative history surrounding it. Maybe you are just jealous over America being a first world country and Mexico being a third world sh!t hole. 🤔
@@goodstuff8156 they was nothing but ingrate treacherous slavers those fillibusting seceshs, but the past is the past, and most Texans are now some of the most decent and honest people you can ever meet.
It's a pity this movie was shot down so hard. I believe that it is so far the first - and only - one to give the most realistic account of the Alamo battle and its aftermath.
@Zachlovescats95 lol it was a historically accurate depiction, the Texans kicked absolute ass at San Jacinto and wiped out the Mexicans in eighteen minutes
@@leetheflea4096They should make a sequel about the subsequent Texas joining the USA and the Mexican American War....we really kicked their butts. Would love to see the actual action behind the Marine Corps "Halls of Montezuma"
@@rosariosanchez9157 he never said anything derisive towards the Mexican people or your ethnicity so therefore it is not a racist statement he instead pointed out that your government and military are profoundly corrupt and infiltrated by organized crime which you may or may not agree with but to say it's racist is incorrect criticizing your country isn't racist, if you were to critique or make fun of a country does that automatically make you racist towards the people who live there?
Around 1836, the Mexican 🇲🇽 province of Texas, was mainly inhabited by "illegal" US-American immigrants, but they took up arms against the Mexican government, when Mexico prohibited them from using slavery as a form of work, then the rebels had proposed to emancipate themselves from Mexico. To continue maintaining slavery, but General Santa Anna, then president of Mexico, did not allow them, Texas was Mexican territory, he had no right to separate. The president of Mexico defended the integrity of the Mexican national territory, from the US-American pirates who balkanized Texas, Santa Anna's army was a poor army in resources and weapons, it was not like Hollywood that shows it as an overly powerful invading army, the Mexicans were in their territory, the invaders were the "US-Americans". So an armed conflict began between both parties that led to the secession of Texas. That's the truth, why don't they tell it?
There is a place in Texas called: Washington-on-the-Brazos. It is where the national government of Texas was formed and the Declaration of Independence written and signed. It is on the Brazos River, beautiful and has the best Texas history museum EVAR.
Sam Houston signed the Declaration and went to organize an army. Then the prosperous gentlemen wrote a Constitution favoring slavery. And departed on the Runaway Scrape after they learned the fates of the ragged bands at the Alamo and Goliad.
@@yellystrikexxx2444 actually, Santa Anna gave it up in exchange for his life, and there is a treaty for it. Some years later, the U.S. bought it from Mexico. You can blame the Mexican politicians and that dictator, Santa Anna.
From somebody who lives in Texas, I live 10 min away from where Houston defeated Santana This movie was did bad at the box office, but My theater in Houston was full
I would rather call this battle a seige since Santa Ana waited 12 days before launching a full scale assault. Interestingly he too was waiting for Houston to arrive for an epic battle.
Plus he was waiting for additional troops to arrive and many of his senior officers hoped the Texans would run out of supplies and surrender or their heavy artillery would arrive allowing them to take the fort with minimal causalties
4:14 castillon knew Santa Anna’s unconditional surrender demand was bs and if the Texans agreed they would all be killed anyways. He was santa Anna’s usually ignored voice of reason.
There anyplace i can find the music piece with out the crocket overlay? I found one tha tonly had the bugle but not the drums but i would like this one if i can find it
Sí eran muy elaborados, muchos de ellos eran copias de uniformes Españoles, la tropa en cambio tenía pequeñas modificaciones como los Escudos, pompones y escarapelas con los Colores y símbolos Mexicanos.
@@pablojn4826 En realidad eran uniformes de estilo Napoleonico. Los uniformes militares del ejercito de Santa Anna estaban hechos a semejanza del Grande Armee. Después de las campañas Napoleonicas, la moda militar Francesa se hizo muy popular en toda Europa y America, siendo adoptada por el presidente Antonio López de Santa Anna.
@@eduardorocha8809 muy cierto, creo que para ese entonces los Estados Unidos ya estaban por adoptar el uniforme que usarían en la futura guerra contra México en 1847-1848.
The gringos won by the lack of weapons and ammunition of the Mexican country, a clear example of superiority in fighting spirit is the St. Patrick's battalion, Irish heroes
The good guys are actually the Mexican 🇲🇽 soldiers as they defended the integrity of the Mexican national territory, and the bad guys are the illegal US-American 🇺🇲 immigrants as they balkanized the Mexican province of Texas.
There was reputed to have been a unit recruited from irish emigrants in New Orleans volunteering to aid their fellow Catholics in Mexico at the time -they are reputed to have had their own flag.
Thats not how the start of the battle went down. Theres a site marked today thats apart of the Alamo. The building that stands today is where Santa anna was and he raised the red flag (meanimg no prisoners will be taken). At the time, the 3 miles or so, was a clear line of sight (no buildings like today) to the Alamo. When the red flag was raised, thats when they fired the first shot of the 18 pounder, proceeded by a 2nd shot letting Santa Anna know, the message was recived loud and clear
Also, the shacks weren't to test the Texans might, for a couple of days, the Mexican army were too far out of range for the cannons where they weren't doing any damage to the walls. The Mexican army were trying to take those "shacks" to move the cannons up. That fight took a day. With hardly any cover and the Texan cannon raing down on them, the Mexican group retreated back to the original trenches. That night, the Texans snuck out and burned down the shacks so the Mexican army couldn't over take it (which they would of and won) and place their cannons there.
P.S. It was NOT over slavery. The Texas Revolution of 1935 was fought to defend The Constitution of Mexico, because Santa Anna threw it out and created a unitary executive government. That is a nice way of saying: dictatorship. Everybody lost the rights that they had under the Mexican Constitution, and we lost our parliament and courts. The Mexican state of Coahuilla joined with Tejas, and we fought the Mexican military, captured Santa Anna, and made him sign a treaty giving us Texas. The treaty recognized Texas as an independent nation. We had embassies in D.C., London, and Paris.
Dude, completely agree! My grandma took me to the Alamo when I was about 10 in 2003 on a trip from California to Texas...I wouldn't be such a history buff if that never took place, that shit really affected me! But yeah, Billy Bob looks JUST like Davy in his portrait. Absolutely rocked the fucking boat in the movie as Crockett!!!
The reason the Mexican 🇲🇽 province of Texas was balkanized was because the central Mexican government of General Santa Anna declared slavery illegal in Texas. (Mexico had abolished slavery since 1810). This did not please at all the US-American immigrants who wanted to keep slavery as a form of work. The Mexican soldiers who defended the territorial integrity of Mexico in the battle of the Alamo are actually the good guys from a badly told story.
FOR ALL: The subtitles are from a game called Mount and Blade Warband Napoleonic Wars. These two groups were in the oceanic part of the community. The MOV controller most of the Oceanic community and LCC stood against them. So the titles for the regiments are for the groups that are in the game. Long story short that is what all the subtitles are from.
This was a small War. However, it's crazy to think that an independent country with almost no population managed to beat up what was a national standing army. The War was one by close to a 1,000 men, and Santa Anna's strength in Texas was around 6,000 troops. The Texas forces were a hodgepodge of men from different states... and it was really formed on the fly.
Honestly when I think about it. Its incredible for some ranch farmers to beat a Mexican army. But remember majority of Santa Anna's army was actually raw recruits, criminals, and even sometimes prisoners. Which if you think about it I doubt they are too determined to win unlike the Texans they were fighting for there lives and lands.
Some Mexican states rebelled againt Santa Anna, too. There had also been "incidents" since the mid-1820s between Mexican federal authority and the Texians/Tejanos.
en ese tiempo el ejercito mexicano se componia de soldados de leva y voluntarios la mayoria llego a pie a EL ALAMO nuestro ejercito mal armado mal entrenado y hasta mal comido combatio contra los norteamericanos atrincherados y que contaban con viveres para resistir y no es por decir mentiras pero casi al final de la batalla nuestro ejercito mexicano capturo a lazo a los rebeldes texanos dicho sea de paso no todos portaban elegantes uniformes y menos botas militares no me pareceria raro que mexicanos descalzos hayan peleado en esa batalla Y VIVA MEXICO CABRONES
what did they expect was a gringo movie, obviously they were going to cast mexico as the bad guy and the gringos as the good guys and salvadore santa ana wasn't that bad if he was bad but not that bad but the gringo had a villain for the movie.
Dont forget . Another thing that the rebels were fighting was to keep slavery. Remember in Mexico Blacks were not Slaves... Blacks fought against the Spain during the Mexico independence...
Don't forget Mexico had a caste system, also a patron/peon culture where the wealthy dominated the poor to the point of slavery. Also Texas was not the only province in Mexico that rebelled against Santa Anna, Zacatecas and Yucatan was two others that did and for the same reason, Santa Anna had abolished the Mexican Constitution of 1824, declaring himself dictator, closing the legislature and taxing provinces without their being represented, the same reason that the American colonies rebelled against Great Britain. But it's the norm now to make it all about race and being raaaaaaaaaacist.
Edmond Dantes You are right.. Santa Ana changed things that previous presidents before him did. Remember the 2nd Mexico President was Black Descendant. Remember once black reach texas they were free. But whites keep them as life server in order not to use the word slave...
HOW IRONIC ARE THE AMERICANS The Mexican Army, commanded by General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, was not so big or powerful, was rather small and with limited resources, the film wants to make Mexicans look bad, but in reality, the Mexican soldiers were only defending the integrity of the Mexican national territory, since Texas was a Mexican province, that did not have the right to become independent, Texas was being balkanized by the American immigrants to appropriate it, the Mexicans only went to defend the sovereignty of the national territory, in definition, Americans were illegal in Mexican territory. So the Americans, have no moral quality, to call the Mexicans illegal, when they were the first illegal in Mexican national territory. Ironias de la vida, los Estadounidenses eran inmigrantes ilegales en la provincia Mexicana de Texas, asi que los Estadounidenses, no tienen calidad moral, para tachar a los Mexicanos de ilegales, cuando fueron ellos los primeros ilegales en territorio nacional Mexicano.
Being Mexican, I imagine that Santa Anna was cold and cruel with his enemies and according to what they say he was a bad soldier, or is he? ,. he only knew.
@Smach Francia nunca estuvo interesado en que España perdiera sus colores en América, Napoleón invadió España para que su hermano José Bonaparte en el trono de España y asi poder tener los recursos de los virreinatos y aunque fuera como dices no tiene sentido porque no sirve de nada que en Francia le digan de diferente forma a la América española y la América portuguesa nomms
pepe amadeo 42 años tenia Santa Anna en esa batalla y vivió 40 años mas, obvio como todo poiticos y general, viven mucho porque no hacen nada, Santa Anna cuando se tuvo que enfrenta a Houston, en 18 minutos fue derrotado..., creo que ahi esta todo dicho, es mas, en El Álamo lo resistieron 13dias y no era un ejercito regular, asi que era obvio que al enfrentarse a un general en serio seria derrotado y tartado como la rata que era.
@@sabercomputacion eso ni fue una batalla, los agarrón dormido, el cobarde de Houston estuvo huyendo todo el tiempo para atraer a Santa Anna para que cruzará la frontera con USA y así crear una justificación de guerra para que los Estados Unidos le declaren la guerra a México y satisfacer su expansionismo
@Trouser Schnauzer and in the United States the same children swing schools yelling long live the Alamo and police officers break the necks of African Americans ...
they werent thugs. Santa Anna was. those poor soldiers were lead by an evil man. Santa Anna later became the dictator of mexico.....11 different times.. im not even joking.
@@steelwitness current day Mexican Military forces are thugs. But even then while they were more professional, they still acted horribly. And yes that is mostly to blame on their leader of that time, but regardless people still have a choice, free will is a thing whether people believe it or not.
@@SobaOfPulaski yes but imagine its like 1836 and you're on your way to a fort and your general is telling you how "dangerous" and "savage" the men inside are. They knew no different they hadn't even met the men. The same could be said for the Americans. All they knew was an Army was coming and that they were gonna hold in place, no retreat.
@@SobaOfPulaski with that sense of logic let’s apply it to the Germans during the era of the 3rd reich. Most were conscripted and had no choice, while others risked their lives to defy and save their Jewish compatriots. It wasn’t free will but rather a moral issue and possibly the obligation of doing the right thing. Next time think carefully before posting an asinine comment like that son.
Thuggish Mexican army arose as a part of prolonged civil wars (And outsiders attempt to subdue national soverignity, first Bourbon Spain, Then France, and later the very Northern Neighbour, this later led to uneasy relationships as either 'friends and foes'). Back then they were orderly institutions superbly modelled after European Royal and Imperial Armies. They even had Cuirassiers and Lancers while Americans never developed such fancy cavalry beyond British-sytle Light Dragoons. Prolonged civil war and proliferations of repeating firearms (Made in the US of A) did eventually turned Mexican Army towards Wasteland Warlords rather than honorable Gentleman's Army it once was (Particularly with entire army fractured, and more thugs, outlaws, civilians, some foreigners (American outlaws who did cross borders to avoid capture), and other natives were added to the ranks of warring factions, beginning since Ben Juarez's rebellion. The Civil War (s) took several decades, Mexico only saw peace past 1920s (Probably with the Rise of America as a global power). I'm not sure if Americans did pacify fractured Mexico in '20s and ended their age of Civil Wars?
They should make a sequel about the subsequent annexation of Texas and the Mexican American War.. Would love to see the actual action behind the Marine Corps "Halls of Montezuma"
EVERYONE THAT KEEPS ASKING WHAT IS MOV AND ALL THAT SHIT THAT ISN’T APART OF THE MOVIE. ITS A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA THAT PLAY MOUNT AND BLADE WARBAND : NAPOLEONIC WARS.
its funny becuase Cruckett killed just two mexicans and never shot Santa Anna, also, Bowie was sick at that moment, so he was killed in his sleep, oh, and fun fact, there was a mexican soldier that shot a cat thinking it was a gringo
Sr. Clumsy you know what’s also funny how 5000 greasers took 13 days to kill 185 Americans. Also how they lost over 500 soliders also what’s funny is the battle of San jacinto where 1000 Mexicans were slaughtered and the Texans only lost 9 😂😂
shiftyguggs24, i Know that the mexican army was incompetent at that time, i am just saying that most things in this movie and in america history (also american historical movies) are just propagandistic lies that confuse the people, killing the story with it
@@sr.clumsy7802 This entire movie was meticulously researched. I have no idea what you are talking about. The only event in this movie that is debatle is Crockets death.
Lealtad, Fuerza y Coraje, Disciplina Militar. Soy soldado mexicano, soy un guerrero jaguar, soy un caballero aguila listo para atacar. Mi honor y patriotismo son el arma más letal. Loyalty, Strength and Courage, Military Discipline. I am a Mexican soldier, I am a jaguar warrior, I am an eagle knight ready to attack. My honor and patriotism are the deadliest weapon.
es verdad derek flores porque esta constitución creo que no prohibía la esclavitud, si mal no me equivocó fue Vicente guerrero quien expidió el decreto en 1829, retomando el de Hidalgo de 1810.
@@sr.clumsy7802 la esclavitud contra los africanos idiota, esa fue prohibida por Vicente Guerrero que era negro, la prohibió en 1829, en 1821 solo se prohíbe la esclavitud contra los indígenas
No prohibieron la esclavitud africana al principio porque la población afrodescendiente no era grande en México, pero Vicente Guerrero era afrodescendiente y le importo prohibirla
@@emmanuelake421 no, se planteó desde un principio la prohibición de los esclavos, Agustín de Iturbide lo plasma en sus garantías (independencia, religión y unión) xd Solo que durante su pequeño reinado estába en practica la constitución de Cádiz, pero el congreso no pudo hacer una nueva Constitución. Xd
