He commanded Texan forces at the Battle of the Alamo and died there on March 6, 1836.

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In American military mythology Custer's last stand ranks alongside the Battle of the Alamo, an attack by Mexican forces on a compound in Texas, which left all the defenders dead.

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He ultimately became the most heralded person to die at the infamous Battle of the Alamo in Texas.

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