Timeline March 1836

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• 1786 – 1836 Davy Crockett (1786-1836) Died 6 March 1836, aged 49 American frontiersman, soldier, and congressman killed defending the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. He became one of the most enduring folk heroes of American popular culture.
• 1796 – 1836 Jim Bowie (1796-1836) Died 6 March 1836, aged 39 American pioneer and soldier known for the knife that bears his name, killed defending the Alamo. He had previously gained fame as a frontier fighter and land speculator in Texas and Louisiana.
• 1809 – 1836 William B. Travis (1809-1836) Died 6 March 1836, aged 26 American lawyer and lieutenant colonel who commanded the Texan garrison at the Alamo. His letter pledging "Victory or Death" became one of the most quoted documents of the Texas Revolution.
• 1836 Battle of the Alamo Siege ends in Mexican victory and heavy losses Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and overran the Alamo mission in San Antonio, killing nearly all of its defenders. The battle became a rallying cry for Texan forces during the Texas Revolution.
• 1836 Texas Declaration of Independence Delegates proclaim Texas independent of Mexico Delegates meeting at Washington-on-the-Brazos signed a declaration severing Texas from Mexico. The document established the Republic of Texas and set the stage for the ongoing revolution.
• 1836 The Pickwick Papers begins serialization Charles Dickens launches his career with first novel Charles Dickens began publishing The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club in monthly installments, his first novel. Its runaway popularity established the serialized novel as a major form of Victorian popular culture.