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A siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico.
is an instance of: butchery, carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter | beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege.
domain region: San Antonio.
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