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tion for the new state, was jailed for writing an inflamatory letter urging immediate separation.
The imprisonment of Austin added fuel to the arguments of Col. Barrett and other militant Texans, and when Austin was released and returned to Texas on Sept. 1, 1835, he was given a hero’s welcome in the province.
Having seen firsthand the futility of negotiating with Santa Anna, Austin urged armed resistance, which began one month to the day after his return to Texas.
The Gonzales militia, formed as a “community protective force”, confronted a unit of Mexican regulars sent to repossess a rusty cannon.
In a Texas version of Concord Bridge, a skirmish ensued. The Mexicans were forced to retreat and the Gonzales militia kept their cannon.
Alamo Drama Unfolds
But by the time Col. Travis and his men entered San Antonio six months
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