Alamo: The Price of Freedom! The Battle of the Alamo was a fight for Texas independence from Mexico during the Texas Revolution. Texian defenders at the Alamo Mission held off the Mexican army for 13 days before being overcome. Texans say "Remember the Alamo" as a rallying cry for courage, sacrifice, and independence, stemming from the 1836 battle at the Alamo fort where Texan defenders fought to the death against Mexican forces, becoming a galvanizing symbol for the Texas Revolution and subsequ