The first conflict between Texas colonists and Mexican troops became known later as the "Lexington of Texas." Mexican forces wer
e ordered to take a small, brass cannon from the people in a Texas village. The Texans refused and defeated the troops from San Antonio who were sent to take it. Which of these is the name of this battle? A) The battle of Goliad
B) The Battle of San Antonio
C) The Battle of Gonzales
D) The Battle of the Alamo
The first conflict between Mexican troops and Texan colonists came at Gonzales on October 2, 1835, (on had taken place at Lexington, Massachusetts, when British soldiers attempted to take arms and ammunition away from the colonists.) Because of the similarity in circumstances of the two revolutions, Gonzales is known as the "Lexington of Texas." The people of Gonzales had a small brass cannon that Mexican authorities had given them in 1831 for protection against Native American attacks. <span>The Texans did not want to give the cannon to the Mexicans so they hid it under ground and a blacksmith brought it out Texas decorated it and it said come and take it and as the Mexicans came to get it the blacksmith fired the cannon at them. </span> <span>They were happy after the battle of Goliad because they just won two battles in a row</span>
