Come and Take It flag
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The Come and Take It flag is a historic Texian banner featuring a cannon and defiant slogan, famously associated with the opening clash of the Texas Revolution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Come and Take It flag canonical | 2 |
| "Come and Take It" cannon flag | 1 |
| Come and Take It AR-15 flag | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5810592 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Come and Take It flag Context triple: [Battle of Gonzales, symbol, Come and Take It flag]
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A.
Bear Flag
Bear Flag is the historic banner featuring a grizzly bear and star that became the emblem of the short-lived California Republic and later inspired the modern California state flag.
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B.
Bedford Flag
The Bedford Flag is an early American militia banner, believed to be one of the oldest surviving battle flags of the United States and traditionally associated with the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Confederate battle flag
The Confederate battle flag is a widely recognized and highly controversial emblem associated with the Confederate States during the American Civil War and later with movements supporting white supremacy and Southern heritage.
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D.
Three Flags
Three Flags is a 1958 painting by Jasper Johns featuring three superimposed American flags that became an iconic example of his exploration of everyday symbols in modern art.
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E.
Sons of Liberty flag
The Sons of Liberty flag is a Revolutionary-era American banner, often featuring vertical red and white stripes, associated with colonial resistance to British rule and the early patriot movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Come and Take It flag Target entity description: The Come and Take It flag is a historic Texian banner featuring a cannon and defiant slogan, famously associated with the opening clash of the Texas Revolution.
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A.
Bear Flag
Bear Flag is the historic banner featuring a grizzly bear and star that became the emblem of the short-lived California Republic and later inspired the modern California state flag.
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B.
Bedford Flag
The Bedford Flag is an early American militia banner, believed to be one of the oldest surviving battle flags of the United States and traditionally associated with the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Confederate battle flag
The Confederate battle flag is a widely recognized and highly controversial emblem associated with the Confederate States during the American Civil War and later with movements supporting white supremacy and Southern heritage.
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D.
Three Flags
Three Flags is a 1958 painting by Jasper Johns featuring three superimposed American flags that became an iconic example of his exploration of everyday symbols in modern art.
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E.
Sons of Liberty flag
The Sons of Liberty flag is a Revolutionary-era American banner, often featuring vertical red and white stripes, associated with colonial resistance to British rule and the early patriot movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
historical flag ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-American settlers in Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-American colonization of Texas
|
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Gonzales ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Flags of U.S. states
Flags of revolutions ⓘ Military flags ⓘ Political flags ⓘ |
| color |
black design elements
ⓘ
white field ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | historical markers in Gonzales, Texas ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Texian settlers of Gonzales
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Gonzales
|
| createdFor | defiance against Mexican authorities ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic symbol of Texas identity ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstUse | 1835 ⓘ |
| depicts |
cannon
ⓘ
five-pointed star ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Gonzales Come and Take It Festival ⓘ |
| hasModernVariant |
Come and Take It AR-15 flag
ⓘ
linked to:
Come and Take It flag
Come and Take It Gonzales replica flag ⓘ |
| hasReproduction | museum displays in Texas ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern Texas independence symbolism
ⓘ
modern gun rights symbolism in the United States ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | ancient Spartan phrase "Molon Labe" ⓘ |
| languageOfSlogan | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstUse | Gonzales, Texas ⓘ |
| material | cotton ⓘ |
| mottoPosition | below the cannon image ⓘ |
| mottoType | defiant slogan ⓘ |
| region | Texas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gonzales cannon
ⓘ
Texian resistance to Mexican centralist policies ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| slogan | Come and Take It ⓘ |
| starPosition | above the cannon image ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Texian independence
ⓘ
local autonomy ⓘ resistance to disarmament ⓘ right to bear arms ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military-style morale flag
ⓘ
political symbol ⓘ protest symbol ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Texian militia
ⓘ
linked to:
Texian Army
Texian settlers ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Texas Revolution ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Come and Take It flag Description of subject: The Come and Take It flag is a historic Texian banner featuring a cannon and defiant slogan, famously associated with the opening clash of the Texas Revolution.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Come and Take It flag
linked to: Come and Take It flag