A cannon was central to the Battle of Gonzales, the first battle of the Texas Revolution, when Texan rebels refused to give up their bronze cannon and told the Mexican military to "Come and take it!" ...

Britannica describes a cannon as a big gun, howitzer, or mortar, as distinguished from a musket, rifle, or other small arm. So basically, the cannon and Colt Walker pistol are both guns.

The Texians response: “Come and Take It”. This led to a Mexican military response against the Texians with the colonists producing a flag of a white field with stitching of a black star, a ...

The "Come And Take It" flag was used by Texan secessionists at the 1835 Battle of Gonzales in reference to a cannon that Mexican troops were attempting to seize.