Gonzales Campaign

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The Gonzales Campaign was an early Texas Revolution military operation centered around the Battle of Gonzales, often called the "Lexington of Texas," which marked the beginning of armed resistance against Mexican rule.

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instanceOf Texas Revolution military operation
military campaign
associatedWith Come and Take It slogan
Gonzales settlers
Mexican commander Francisco de Castañeda
belligerent Mexican army detachment
Texian militia
linked to: Texian Army
cause Mexican attempt to retrieve a cannon from Gonzales settlers
chronologyPosition early phase of the Texas Revolution
combatantSide Centralist Mexican government side
Texian side
commandedBy Mexican officer Francisco de Castañeda
Texian leader John Henry Moore
conflict Texas Revolution
conflictType colonial rebellion
country Mexico
describedAs first military engagement of the Texas Revolution
effect encouraged other Texian communities to resist Mexican authority
followedBy Siege of Bexar
genre military history topic
hasCasualties low casualties on both sides
hasEffectOn movement for Texas independence
hasLegacy commemorated annually in Gonzales, Texas
symbol of Texan defiance
hasPart Battle of Gonzales
hasSymbol Come and Take It flag
historicalPeriod Mexican Texas era
linked to: Mexican Texas
location Gonzales, Texas
Mexican Texas
militaryTheater Texas frontier
namedAfter Gonzales, Texas
nicknamed Lexington of Texas
opposingForce Mexican government forces
Texian settlers
outcome Mexican withdrawal from Gonzales
partOf Texas Revolution
pointInTime 1835
precededBy political tensions between Texian settlers and Mexican authorities
primaryWeapon small arms
small cannon
result Texian victory
significance beginning of armed resistance against Mexican rule in Texas
sparked the Texas Revolution
startEvent Battle of Gonzales
startTime October 2, 1835

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Goliad Campaign precededBy Gonzales Campaign