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On this site on September 29, 1835, the Gonzales cannon was buried from the 150 Mexican Dragoons sent to demand it. Two days later it was mounted on ox-cart wheels, loaded with chains and scrap iron, and fired at the Mexican Army as the first shot of the Revolution. This location was known as George W. Davis Peach Orchard.
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Gonzales, Texas · United States
