Come and take it
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"Come and take it" is a long-standing expression of defiance first recorded in the ancient Greek form molon labe "come and take ", a laconic reply supposedly given by the Spartan King Leonidas I in re
Detail of a mural in the museum at Gonzales, Texas, featuring a conjectured Come and Take It flag
Fort Morris historical marker with "Come and take it!"
Conjectural replica at the Texas State Capitol showing spiked touch-hole
Battle of Gonzales
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The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican
Come and take it
…on the eve of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. It was later used in 1778 at Fort Morris during the American Revolution, and also in 1835 at the Battle of Gonzales during the Texas Revolution. Sunbury, Georgia, once an active port, is now a ghost town located east of Hinesville, Georgia. Fort Morris was constructed…
Memorial to the battle at the battlefield's site
This cannon, displayed at the Gonzales Memorial Museum, may have participated in the battle.