The Battle of the. Alamo. at River Bend

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1 The Battle of the Alamo at River Bend 2010

2 Stage One: Battle of the Alamo 2010 Jim Bowie Back Story: Jim Bowie At the outbreak of the Texas Revolution, Jim Bowie joined the Texas militia, leading forces at the Battle of Concepción and the Grass Fight. In January 1836, he arrived at the Alamo, where he commanded the volunteer forces until an illness left him bedridden. Bowie died with the other Alamo defenders on March 6, Despite conflicting accounts of the manner of his death, the most popular, and probably the most accurate account maintains that he died in his bed after emptying his pistols into several Mexican soldiers. 10 rifle - plus as needed pistol 4+ shotgun on your person pistol Staging: Rifle staged on right table. staged on left table. Two pistols loaded with five rounds each and holstered. Procedure: Shooter starts standing behind Jim Bowie s sick bed holding the knife. Say the line I might need this Bowie knife At the beep, take the knife it must stay with the shooter for the whole shooting string. Move to the rifle and shoot activator target. Shooter must engage activator until it goes down. Shoot the moving target 9 times. If the shooter had a miss(es) on the activator, a round(s) may be reloaded to equal 9 shots on the moving target. Only misses on the moving target will count. Place rifle open and empty back on table. Move to left table. Put five on three with each pistol, at least one shot from each pistol on each target. Return pistols to leather. Take shotgun and shoot shotgun knockdown targets in any order. Return shotgun to table and hand the Bowie knife to RO. If the knife is dropped at any time during the stage, or is not at the last table with the shooter, it is scored as a procedural. Forgetting to hand the knife to the RO is not a procedural, but it makes you look dumb and you will receive posse ridicule. Slider target I I I I S1 S2 P1 P2 P3

3 Stage Two: Battle of the Alamo 2010 The Wagon & Campfire wagon stage Back story: The appeals for help The defenders held out for 13 days against Santa Anna's army. William B. Travis, the commander of the Alamo sent forth couriers carrying pleas for help to communities in Texas. On the eighth day of the siege, a band of 32 volunteers from Gonzales arrived, bringing the number of defenders to nearly two hundred. 6 rifle pistol 4+ shotgun on your person pistol Staging: on right side of wagon, rifle on left side of wagon. Pistols holstered. Procedure: Shooter starts standing behind left side of wagon, both hands on hat brim. Shooter indicates ready by saying the line Cover me while I sneak past Santa Anna s boys At the beep, pick up rifle and shoot big target from the hip with 6 shots. Up to 2 misses (on rifle target) will not be counted, but there is a 5 second bonus for hitting all 6 shots. Shooter may opt to shoot from the shoulder, misses will count and there will be no bonus. Replace rifle, open and empty on the wagon table. With the first pistol put two rounds on the buffalo and one round on each campfire target. Repeat with the second pistol, does not have to be from the same direction. Pistols are holstered. With the shotgun, shoot the 4 shotgun targets in any order. S1 S2 S3 S4 P1 P2 P3 Rifle staged on left staged on right

4 Stage Three: Battle of the Alamo 2010 The Mexican Army well stage Back story: The Mexican Army Mexican troops available in Texas = about 2500 troops, not counting artillery, headquarters, service personnel, and camp followers. Assault Force = 1507 at the start of the Battle of the Alamo. At least one of the reserve battalions was also committed before the fighting ended. Some reported casualties of the Mexican forces, at the Alamo, number around 2000 dead. Following March 6, a further five infantry battalions and two cavalry regiments arrived, totaling about 2400 more. 10 rifle shotgun 2+ shotgun on your person pistol Pistol Staging: Rifle at port arms and shotgun staged on well. Two pistols loaded with five rounds each and holstered Procedure: Start standing with at least one foot on starting block with rifle at port arms. When ready, say the line, How many of em do you count? At the beep, shoot rifle targets in two circular sweeps starting on any target. Place open and empty rifle on well. Pick up shotgun and shoot both knockdowns. Place open and empty shotgun on well. Shoot pistol targets in pattern from the left. Repeat with second pistol. S1 S2 P1 P2 P3 Well with shotgun position 2 1position

5 Stage Four: Battle of the Alamo 2010 The Mission fort stage Back story: Mission San Antonio de Valero The church structure that stands today in midtown was begun about Its mission role completed, the old buildings were abandoned by 1836 when the site, by then known as the Alamo, became the "cradle of Texas Liberty." 189 Texas volunteers defied a Mexican army of thousands for 13 days of siege (from Feb. 23 to Mar. 6). The Alamo defenders died to the last man, among them such storied names as William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie. The cost to Mexican forces was dreadful. may not be shot last 10 rifle 4+ shotgun on your person Staging: All guns staged on window trays. Pistols and shotgun may not be on the same tray. Procedure: Shooter starts standing in with at least one foot on starting stone, holding spyglass to eye. Shooter indicates ready by saying the line It looks like the whole Mexican Army. At the beep, drop spyglass and go to either tray, shooter may shoot guns in any order except rifle may not be shot last. Guns may be staged on any tray as long as pistols and shotgun are not on the same tray. With pistols engage pistol targets in a Vigilante sweep (1, 2, 1, 2, 3) from either end, repeat with the second pistol again from the same direction. Return pistols to leather or to the tray. With rifle, engage R1 through R3, starting on either end, with two Vigilante sweeps from the same direction (1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3). Replace open and empty rifle back on either tray. Shoot the shotgun targets in any order. It is not necessary to shoot through the windows. R1 R2 R3 S1 S2 S3 S4 P1 P2 P3 Window doorway Window

6 Stage Five: Battle of the Alamo 2010 The Barracks jail stage Back story: William Barret Travis The enemy has demanded surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison is to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly over the wall. I shall never surrender or retreat. Legend holds that with the possibility of additional help fading, Colonel Travis drew a line on the ground with his saber and asked any man willing to stay and fight to step over all except one did. 10 rifle shotgun 4+ shotgun on your person pistol Pistol Staging: Rifle and shotgun staged on target box. Two pistols loaded with five rounds each and holstered Procedure: Start standing outside of doorway line, with both hands on sword, as if drawing a line on the floor. When ready, say the line, This is where we stand, the line is drawn At the beep, move to the target box. Put sword on target box. Shoot rifle targets, by shooting the activator, then dumping remaining shots on the steel target. Hitting the swinging Alamo defender is a 5 second penalty (miss) even if the shot also hits the target. Shooter gets one free shot at the activator, starting on the second shot there is a 5 second penalty (miss) for every non-effective shot until the shooter has successfully activated the swinger. Place open, empty rifle on target box. Pick up shotgun and shoot shotgun targets in any order. Place open, empty shotgun on target box. Move to window and shoot through the window. Shoot pistol targets in a continuous Nevada sweep. S1 S2 S3 S4 P1 P2 P3 Shooter starts in front of the barracks

7 Stage Six: Battle of the Alamo 2010 The Cemetery Back story: Defenders of the Alamo The Alamo Defenders have come to symbolize courage and sacrifice for the cause of American liberty. The defenders knew that the Alamo was the key to the defense of Texas. "I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor and that of his country VICTORY OR DEATH." Lieutenant Colonel William Barret Travis 189 men died at the Alamo in a stand that eventually gave birth to the State of Texas. 10 rifle pistol 6+ shotgun on your person pistol Staging: Rifle at port arms, shotgun on horse. Two pistols loaded with five rounds each and holstered. Procedure: Shooter starts standing on starting stone with at least one foot, with rifle at port arms. Shooter indicates ready by saying the line "Victory or death!" With rifle, address rifle targets in a progressive sweep on two targets 1 on R1, 2 on R2, 3 on R1, 4 on R2 from either direction. Shooter must alternate between each target NOT Move to horse put open and empty rifle on horse. Address targets with pistols (as with rifle) in a two target progressive sweep from either direction. Holster pistols, take shotgun and shoot shotgun flyer, the two knockdowns and the other flyer in any order. Knockdown shotgun misses may be made up. The clay must be addressed even if it goes up broken. Three second bonus for each clay hit. Clays are not a miss. R1 R2 P1 P2 2 1position

8 Stage Seven: Battle of the Alamo 2010 Davy Crockett livery stable Back story: Davy Crockett The image of Davy Crockett, staring in the face of certain death, jamming, playing lively music and having sort of a wild party at the Alamo has become another remarkable part of his wild frontiersman legend. It is said that he was often seen playing his fiddle atop the walls of the Alamo to encourage the mission s defenders. As intended, this likely infuriated the Mexicans and Santa Anna. Crockett s fiddle playing has become one of the classic and most touching scenes in true military history. 9 rifle plus one on your person pistol 4+ shotgun on your person pistol Staging: Rifle staged on left window and shotgun staged on right window. Two pistols loaded with five rounds each and holstered. Shooter starts at stump. Procedure: Shooter starts holding fiddle under chin with one foot or one knee on the stool. When ready, say the line I ll play Santa Anna some music At the beep, take fiddle, move to the left window, place fiddle in window, engage the rifle targets by triple tapping rifle targets from either direction. Take rifle and move to horse. Load 1 round and shoot small target on the bank. Place rifle open and empty on horse. Triple tap pistol targets from either direction. Put the 10 th round on the little target. Each little target is a 5 second bonus, not a miss. Little pistol target must go down in order to earn the bonus. Move to right window and shoot shotgun knockdown targets in any order. 22 shooters ONLY, take rifle to horse and leave it there. Shoot the shotgun clay as a bonus target. R1 R2 R3 S1 S2 S3 S4 P1 P2 P3 Window with rifle doorway Window

9 Stage Eight: Battle of the Alamo 2010 The Cannon Back story: Comparison of Arms The final assault came before daybreak on the morning of March 6, 1836, as columns of Mexican soldiers emerged from the predawn darkness and headed for the Alamo's walls. Cannon and small arms fire from inside the Alamo beat back several attacks. Regrouping, the Mexicans scaled the walls and rushed into the compound. Once inside, they turned a captured cannon on the long barracks and the church, blasting open the barricaded doors. 10 pistol any order on rifle and pistol 8 rifle plus as needed on person shotgun 4+ shotgun on your person Staging: staged on horse. Two pistols loaded with five rounds each and holstered, rifle staged on the table. Shooter starts with hands anywhere. Pistols may not be drawn, but hands can be on grips. Rifle must be on the table, but hands can be on it. Procedure: Shooter starts standing behind table. Shooter indicates ready by saying the line You want this cannon, come and take it. At the beep, engage the 6 targets (3 pistol and 3 rifle) with at least 3 shots each in any order. The last pistol shot may be made on any target. The rifle may be reloaded, at the end of the shooting string, for the last rifle target if desired. Return all guns to leather or to the table. Go to horse and with shotgun shoot the four targets in any order. The shotgun may be used to engage the last rifle target if desired. Shooter must remain in the area of the horse. R1 R2 R P1 P2 P3 S1 S2 S3 S4 Starting position Horse with shotgun

10 Stage Nine: Battle of the Alamo 2010 Santa Anna Back Story: Santa Anna Santa Anna's renouncement of the Mexican constitution and the substitution of a much more centralized and less democratic form of government sparked the Texas revolution. His political actions ultimately convinced both Anglo colonists, and many Mexicans in Texas, that they had nothing to gain by remaining under the Mexican government. When the revolution came in 1835, Santa Anna personally led the Mexican counter-attack, enforcing a "take-no-prisoners" policy at the Alamo and ordering the execution of those captured at Goliad. 10 pistol pistol 10 rifle pistol 4+ shotgun on your person rifle Staging: Rifle on left table. on right table. Two pistols loaded with five rounds each and holstered Procedure: Shooter starts standing behind line between the two tables with hands on gun grips. Shooter indicates ready by saying the line Take no prisoners At the beep, shoot the pistol targets with a Nevada sweep from the left. With second pistol shoot a Nevada sweep from the right. Holster and go to the left table. With rifle, shoot at the round plate rack starting on the left until all six plates have fallen. Spotters may call a hit only for.22 shooters if the plate does not fall. After the plates are all down, the shooter will shoot at the bowling pin targets for a two second bonus for every target that falls. No misses will be counted on the round targets unless they are still standing when the rifle is empty. Misses on the bowling pins will not be counted as misses. Return rifle open and empty to the table and move to the right table. Shoot the four shotgun targets in any order. ❶❷❸❹❺❻ S1 S2 S3 S4 P1 P2 P3 Table with rifle Table with shotgun

11 Stage Ten: Battle of the Alamo 2010 Back story: The Meaning of the battle of the Alamo to the future of the west While the facts surrounding the siege of the Alamo continue to be debated, there is no doubt about what the battle has come to symbolize. People worldwide continue to remember the Alamo as a heroic struggle against impossible odds a place where men made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. For this reason, the Alamo remains hallowed ground and the Shrine of Texas Liberty. 10 rifle pistol 4+ shotgun on your person pistol Staging: All guns staged on table Procedure: Start seated at table, cut cards. When ready, call out the suit cut and then say the line, Remember the Alamo! At the beep, take rifle and first put four rounds on the card suit cut (and called) then put two rounds each on the remaining three rifle targets in any order. Place open, empty rifle on table. With pistols shoot pistol targets exactly as rifle targets were shot. Return pistols to table. Pick up shotgun and shoot shotgun targets in any order. All guns except shotgun must be shot from the seated position, shooter can only stand to shoot shotgun. S1 S2 S3 S4