On the 19th September at our Coffee Morning we welcomed back Mr Alan Pugh as our speaker, who gave a talk about the times from the battle of the Alamo to the moon which occurred in 1836, covering quite a time span and delivered in the most professional manner, what a true gentleman, great to have him back again.
We heard from a comprehensive build up from the years before 1836 to explain how this battle came to fruition, and how the armies of both sides were gathered, the battle itself lasted for only 13 days, while the battle of the Alamo, (a church) lasted for only 90 minutes, resulting in the deaths of Davy Crocket and Jim Bowie to name but two. A fascinating fact was that there were 22 british fighting in that battle while only 11 were actually from Texas. Mr Pugh had lived in Texas for ten years he told us, close by to where these events occurred, he gave a detailed professional and knowledgeable account which everyone enjoyed, all in all a great experience.