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!" ...

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 Now Symbolizes Something It Never Stood For On T-shirts and bumper stickers, the flag that flew during the Texas Revolution has had its cannon replaced by an AR-15.

A small cannon in Gonzales effectively ushered in the Texas Revolution on Oct. 2, 1835, as Mexican dragoons tried to take it from the citizens of the town. Afterward, the cannon's fate is disputed.

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.