Quote Originally Posted by Merv Benson View Post
I think Santa Anna decision was the much bigger mistake and it wound up costing him the war, since the Texas Army under Sam Houston was able to get into a position to ultimately defeat him while he was pummeling a fortress he could have easily by passed. Patton would not have made that mistake. Travis' effort bought time that Santa Anna could not afford.
Arguably Patton did make a similar error with his fixation with taking Metz in 1944.