A MOMENT IN HISTORY
Battle of Gonzales
1835 CE · United States, North America · War
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. In 1831, Green DeWitt asked the Mexican authorities to lend the Gonzales colonists a cannon to help protect them from frequent Comanche raids.
Available to claim
One person can dedicate this moment - a name and a short note recorded here forever.