Gonzales Flag and Map of the Republic of Texas texas-oil-and-gas-collection The Texas Navy's victory in

The Texas Navy's victory in 1843 over superior Mexican forces at Campeche is distinguished as the only time sailing ships defeated steam-powered craft in a major sea battle

There is great detail in Old Mexico as well

In the panhandle

mules were used instead of horses

Gonzales Flag and Map of the Republic of Texas texas-oil-and-gas-collection The Texas Navy's victory inIn 1835 the commander of the Mexican garrison at San Antonio sent a few men to Gonzales to recover a cannon that had been loaned to the town to fight off occasional Indian attacks. The citizens of Gonzales realized that the intent of the move was to disarm possible rebels, and so the request was denied. Dragoons under Captain Francisco Castaneda arrived to demand the cannon unconditionally. The cannon was so small that blacksmiths hammered iron scrap