Davy Crockett's disputed death at the Alamo

Davy Crockett, a frontiersman and former U.S. congressman, was among the Texian defenders who died during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. Contemporary and later accounts differ on whether Crockett was killed in combat inside the Alamo or captured and executed by Mexican troops after the battle. Historians continue to debate the precise circumstances because primary accounts are contradictory. The site of the battle is the Alamo Mission, which commemorates the 1836 siege and battle.