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The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution.It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army soldiers.
This is a timeline of the Texas Revolution, spanning the time from the earliest independence movements of the area of Texas, over the declaration of independence from Spain, up to the secession of the Republic of Texas from Mexico. The first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired at the Battle of Gonzales on October 2, 1835. This marked the ...
After a Mexican soldier bludgeoned a Gonzales resident on September 10, 1835, tensions rose even further, and Mexican authorities felt it unwise to leave the settlers with a weapon. [51] Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea , commander of all Mexican military forces in Texas, sent a small detachment of troops to retrieve the cannon. [ 37 ]
Battle of Gonzales: Gonzales: October 2, 1835 This battle resulted in the first casualties of the Texas Revolution. Two Mexican soldiers killed. T Battle of Goliad: Goliad: October 10, 1835 Texans captured Presidio La Bahia, blocking the Mexican Army in Texas from accessing the primary Texas port of Copano. [1]
Gonzales is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, with a population of 7,165 at the 2020 census. [6] It is the county seat of Gonzales County. [7] The "Come and Take It" incident, the ride of the Immortal 32 into the Alamo, and the Runaway Scrape after the fall of the Alamo, all integral events in the War for Texas Independence from Mexico, originated in Gonzales.
At the minor skirmish in 1835 known as the Battle of Gonzales—the first land battle of the Texas Revolution against Mexico—a small group of Texians successfully resisted the Mexican forces who had orders from Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea to seize the loaned cannon after the Texians had refused to return it when asked.
John Henry Moore (August 13, 1800 – December 2, 1880) was an American soldier, farmer and early Texian settler. Moore was one of the Old Three Hundred first land grantees to settle in Mexican Texas and fought in Texas Revolution, most notably leading the rebels during the Battle of Gonzales, the first military engagement of the rebellion.
Public opinion in Texas was divided. [14] In June 1835, one group staged a minor revolt against customs duties in Anahuac. [15] Resolutions by the city councils in Mina, Gonzales, Goliad, and Columbia denounced their actions. [16]