Crockett ran away from home at age 12 to avoid being punished by his father. He lived for a time in Baltimore before moving to Alabama. He married Mary Finley in August 1806, and they settled in Lincoln County, Tennessee. He later served as a scout under Colonel John Coffee, in the Creek War (1813-1814).
In 1821 he was elected a colonel in the militia and later became a bear hunter in Tennessee. He was also involved in transporting lumber to New Orleans.
Interested in politics, Crockett served a term in the Tennessee legislature (1821-1824); he was then elected to Congress in 1827. There he openly opposed the land policies of President Andrew Johnson and was defeated by William Fitzgerald in the 1831 election as a result.
Crockett became a national figure in the United States when it was published “The Life and Adventures of Colonel David Crockett of West TennesseeThis publicity helped him return to Congress in 1833. The following year he published his autobiography, A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee. However, the work did not help his political career and he was defeated in the congressional elections of 1835.
Disappointed by this political setback, Crockett He decided to move to Texas, where he arrived in February 1836. He became involved in the Texas Revolution and joined the Texas Volunteers based in San Antonio de Bexar. General Antonio López de Santa Anna and 7,000 Mexican soldiers arrived in San Antonio on February 23, 1836. Around 200 Texans took refuge in the fortified area of the Alamo.
Samuel Houston signed the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. General Santa Anna was determined to take the Alamo and ordered the bombardment of the fort, but the Texans refused to surrender. On March 6, the Mexican army stormed the fortress. During the battle, 189 Texans died. Among them was Davy crockett.