the Alamo
/ði ˈæləməʊ/
/ði ˈæləməʊ/
- the fort (now in San Antonio, Texas) where an army of about 4 000 Mexican soldiers killed all 187 Texans defending it in 1836. Davy Crockett and James Bowie died there. ‘Remember the Alamo!’ became a famous cry for Texas independence from Mexico. John Wayne directed and acted in a film about the battle, The Alamo (1960).
阿拉莫堡:要塞(现在位于德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥),在那里约有4000名墨西哥士兵大军在1836年杀死了保卫它的所有187名德州人。戴维·克罗基特和詹姆斯·鲍伊在那里去世。“记住阿拉莫!” 成为得克萨斯州脱离墨西哥独立的著名呐喊。约翰·韦恩(John Wayne)执导并拍摄了一部关于这场战斗的影片,《阿拉莫》(1960年)。