Post by loucapitano on Sept 28, 2011 15:09:51 GMT -5
The Sept. 2011 Issue #162 of The Alamo Journal contains an excellently researched article by Gary Zaboly that reevaluates the construction of the Alamo's North Wall. From the research, I learned that the North Wall was more heavily reinforced by embrasures and timber than I was ever led to believe.
The question that puzzled me was a feature on the North Wall that several authors (notably Walter Lord "A Time to Stand, 1978) spoke of called a "postern gate." It apparently saw frequent use with couriers and Texan night raids on Mexican positions. In another account, a young Mexican officer claims while leading his men, he climbed over the wall and opened a door that allowed the rest of his company to enter the fort.
The question is, where was this "postern gate?" I don't see it on Zaboly's excellent illustration. Can anyone help me out locating it? Perhaps it was a doorway on the Northwest corner of the West wall. Any ideas?
The question that puzzled me was a feature on the North Wall that several authors (notably Walter Lord "A Time to Stand, 1978) spoke of called a "postern gate." It apparently saw frequent use with couriers and Texan night raids on Mexican positions. In another account, a young Mexican officer claims while leading his men, he climbed over the wall and opened a door that allowed the rest of his company to enter the fort.
The question is, where was this "postern gate?" I don't see it on Zaboly's excellent illustration. Can anyone help me out locating it? Perhaps it was a doorway on the Northwest corner of the West wall. Any ideas?
