He represented Tennessee in the U. S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the Battle of the Alamo.

* 1836 – The Battle of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas.

* 1836 – Texas Revolution: Battle of the Alamo – After a thirteen day siege by an army of 3, 000 Mexican troops, the 187 Texas volunteers, including frontiersman Davy Crockett and colonel Jim Bowie, defending the Alamo are killed and the fort is captured.

March 6: Battle of the Alamo.

* March 6 – The Battle of the Alamo ends ; 182 Texans are slaughtered by about 5, 000 Mexicans.

Early Texan Army successes at La Bahía and San Antonio ( Battle of Goliad, Siege of Béxar ) were soon reversed when the Mexican Army retook the territory a few months later ( Battle of Coleto, Battle of the Alamo ).

Texas Historical Commission marker in Austin, commemorating the role of African-Americans in the Texas Revolution, including Joe Travis, who survived the Battle of the Alamo and carried news of it to General Sam Houston.

In the early hours of March 6, the Mexican army attacked the fort in what became known as the Battle of the Alamo.

Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of the Alamo in 1836.

He represented Tennessee in the U. S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the Battle of the Alamo.

In early 1836, Crockett took part in the Texas Revolution and was killed at the Battle of the Alamo in March.

The Battle of the Alamo lasted almost 90 minutes.

In 1955 Jesús Sánchez Garza self-published a book called La Rebelión de Texas — Manuscrito Inédito de 1836 por un Ofical de Santa Anna purporting to be memoirs of José Enrique de la Peña, a Mexican officer present at the Battle of the Alamo.

No documentation in the archives of the Mexican government, nor any of the personal records of others present at the Battle of the Alamo, give any hint of survivors amongst the defenders, much less any claiming Crockett as a survivor.

The county is named in honor of William Barret Travis, the commander of the Republic of Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo.

Taylor is named for Edward Taylor, George Taylor, and James Taylor, three brothers who died at the Battle of the Alamo.

The county was named for William Philip King, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.

Kimble is named for George C. Kimble, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.

The new county was named for Lieutenant George C. Kimble ( sometimes spelled Kimbell ), who died during the Battle of the Alamo.

Its county seat is Jayton, and the county is named for Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.

The seat of the county is Bonham, named for James Bonham, who sought Fannin's aid at the Battle of the Alamo.

The county and city are both named for J. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.

Nelson was a highly experienced officer who had been blinded in one eye during fighting in Corsica in 1794 and subsequently commended for his capture of two Spanish ships of the line at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in February 1797.

Chilean and Argentinean troops going to the Battle of Chacabuco ( February 12, 1817 ) led by José de San Martín.

Their combined army freed Chile with a daring assault over the Andes in 1817, defeating the Spaniards at the Battle of Chacabuco on February 12 and marking the beginning of the Patria Nueva.

The flag was lost in a devastating defeat at the Battle of Hemmingstedt on 17 February 1500.

In February 2010, a website for the online multiplayer game, Digimon Battle Online, was launched, showing it to be based primarily in the world of the Tamers saga and its characters.

* 1942 – The Battle of Los Angeles, one of the largest documented UFO sightings in history ; the event lasted into the early hours of February 25, 1942.

Francis II () ( 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835 ) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz.

Poznań was declared a stronghold city ( Festung ) in the closing stages of the war, being taken by the Red Army in the Battle of Poznań, which ended on 22 February 1945.

Charles had defeated Conradin's uncle Manfred, King of Sicily in the Battle of Benevento on 26 February 1266.

Napoleon was largely defeated in the Battle of the Nations outside Leipzig in October 1813, and was overwhelmed by much larger armies during the Six Days Campaign ( February 1814 ), although, the Six Days Campaign is often considered a tactical masterpiece because the allies suffered much higher casualties.

Famous battles in France include Battle of Verdun ( spanning 10 months from 21 February to 18 December 1916 ), Battle of the Somme ( 1 July to 18 November 1916 ), and five separate conflicts called the Battle of Ypres

On 17 February 1461 the Second Battle of St Albans on Bernards Heath north of the town centre resulted in a Lancastrian victory.

Alexander presided over Montgomery's victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein and the advance of the Eighth Army to Tripoli, for which Alexander was elevated to a knight grand cross of the Order of the Bath, and, after the Anglo-American forces from Operation Torch and the Eighth Army converged in Tunisia in February 1943, they were brought under the unified command of a newly-formed 18th Army Group headquarters, commanded by Alexander and reporting to Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean at the Allied Forces Headquarters.

In February 1943, the crushing German defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad produced a crisis in the regime.

On February 22, 1847, Davis fought bravely at the Battle of Buena Vista and was shot in the foot, being carried to safety by Robert H. Chilton.

In February, the crusaders were defeated at the Battle of al-Mansurah, where Robert of Artois was killed.

The town was later annexed to British India when Sindh was annexed by Major-General Charles James Napier at the Battle of Miani on 17 February 1843.

Poznań fell to the Red Army ( assisted by Polish volunteers ) on 23 February 1945 following the Battle of Poznań, in which the German army conducted a last-ditch defence in line with Hitler's designation of the city as a Festung.

On 21 February 1543, however, a joint Portuguese-Ethiopian force defeated the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga, in which Ahmed Gurey was killed and the war won.

On 19 February 197, in the Battle of Lugdunum, with an army of about 75, 000 men, mostly composed of Illyrian, Moesian and Dacian legions, Severus defeated and killed Clodius Albinus, securing his full control over the Empire.

He then overthrew Rosas at the Battle of Caseros on February 3, 1852.

On January 31, 1943 the Sixth Army's commander, Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrendered, and on February 2, with the elimination of straggling German troops, the Battle of Stalingrad was over.

In 1702, Eugene fought in Italy, where the French were led by the Duc de Villeroi, whom Eugene captured at the Battle of Cremona on 1 February.