William Huddle (1886)
Mexican General Santa Anna surrendering to the wounded Sam Houston following the Battle of San Jacinto, which marked the end of the Texas Revolution.
With the first shots of the Battle of Gonzales on October 2, 1835 came the opening of the Texas Revolution. The battle began when a Mexican force came to Gonzales to take away a cannon from a group of American colonists. The colonists, who by this time outnumbered the Texas Mexicans, had been rebelling against the Mexican dictator, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
As the battle wore on, the American forces raised a flag with a picture of a cannon on its center that read “Come & Take It.” The Americans forced the Mexicans to retreat. Although the battle did not have major military implications, it had large political consequences. Two days later, the American colonists officially declared war.
The Texas Revolution ended in April, 1836 with the formation of an independent Republic of Texas. The United States annexed Texas in 1845 as the 28th state.