Longitude: -97.526169000000
- Gonzales
In an attempt to retrieve a cannon held by the citizens of Gonzales, Lt. Francisco de Castañeda and 100 Mexican dragoons are fired upon by approximately 140 Texas colonists led by John H. Moore on the banks of the Guadalupe river, seven miles west of Gonzales. Two Mexican soldiers are reported killed in the incident, which sparked the Texas rebellion.
Stephen L. Hardin, "Gonzales, Battle of," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qeg03), accessed July 20, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Modified on March 17, 2015. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
John H. Moore Original Title: Colonel John H. Moore
Collection: University of Texas at Austin, Prints and Photographs Collection, The Center for American History, CN Number 03821
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Image Accessed: September 14, 2020
Longitude: -97.526169000000
- Gonzales
In an attempt to retrieve a cannon held by the citizens of Gonzales, Lt. Francisco de Castañeda and 100 Mexican dragoons are fired upon by approximately 140 Texas colonists led by John H. Moore on the banks of the Guadalupe river, seven miles west of Gonzales. Two Mexican soldiers are reported killed in the incident, which sparked the Texas rebellion.
Stephen L. Hardin, "Gonzales, Battle of," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qeg03), accessed July 20, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Modified on March 17, 2015. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
John H. Moore Original Title: Colonel John H. Moore
Collection: University of Texas at Austin, Prints and Photographs Collection, The Center for American History, CN Number 03821
Image Viewed: https://www.cah.utexas.edu/db/dmr/image_lg.php?variable=di_03021
Image Accessed: September 14, 2020