apr 29, 1836 - Gruesome Report

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Susana Dickinson, the wife of Almeron Dickinson, releases a report which reveals the grotesque actions of Mexicans during the Alamo siege. Susana reports that the last five defenders of the Alamo were executed in horrific fashion and denied quick deaths. The soldiers were skewered by lances, raised up, then back down over and over again to the point of pleading for death.

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