THE BATTLE OF THE AGUA DULCE CREEK AND SAN PATRICIO TEXAS 1836 Introduction On October 02, 1835 the first shots of the Texas Revolution were fired at Gonzales, (Texas) Mexico. It is now the city of Gonzales, Texas. The city is located southwest of San Antonio, Texas. The dispute was over a cannon that the Mexicans had given the citizens of Gonzales to defend their selves against the Indians who were raiding the settlers. The Mexican army was afraid that a rebellion was about to begin. They wanted to take it back. The Texans would not give it back to them. There was a battle flag raised that had a picture of a cannon on it and the words come and take it. The Texans were successful in driving the Mexican army away. The next major conflict …show more content…
They head for the farm house they know is west of town. When they reach it their walk their horses into the corral and tie them to a fence rail. As they walk towards the house the Mexican troops open fire killing both of them instantly. The man that stayed at the river hears the gun fire and knows what happened. He moves his horse in close to him and ties the lead rope to his leg. He sleeps most of the night. The next day he spends his time letting his horse graze and water and resting. He eats some jerky and has fresh water from the river. He has not heard any sound of people or horses all day. Around midnight he saddles his horse and they swim the river. After reaching the north bank he turns east and rides for about one hour. Then using the North Star as his guide he rode north until shortly before daylight. Then he found a place with water, grass and plenty of brush that would hide a horse and man. He stayed hidden all day, keeping horse nearby to escape if necessary. When it was near ten o’clock pm he saddled up and rode north until he reached the Aransas River. He found a good hiding place and stayed the rest of the night. During the next day he kept hearing men and wagons and all the sounds of an army on the move. They were always headed