at the town of Gonzales
at the town of Gonzales
The Mexican Federal Government against the Mexican people.
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1. The Battle took place near Gonzales, Texas. 2. The battle was on October 2, 1835. 3. Last but not least the Mexican army leader was named Francisco De Castaneda. And for the Texan army was named John Henry Moore.
The supply and support trains of the Mexican Army would be strung out far behind their main body.
The Texan army defeated the Mexican force on April 21, 1836.
1835 = 1835/1
It can be called the War for Texas Independence or the Texas Revolutionary War, but it is not to be called the Mexican American War or the Mexican War which happened a decade after the Texans won their Independence at San Jacinto.
The Battle of Gonzales (October 2, 1835) was the result of the attempts of the Mexican government to retrieve a small smooth bore cannon (six pounder) that had been given in 1831 to the settlers at Gonzales as a defense against attacks by Tonkawa and Comanche Indians. This was the first battle of the Texas Revolution (1835-1836).
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