An interesting sidelight involves a famous cannon from the Texas Revolution. The Mexican Army told a group of Texicans to surrender a cannon that was in their possession. They said "Come and take it!", and the cannon was henceforth known by many as the Come and Take It Cannon. One of the revolution's guidons was embroidered with those words and a picture of a cannon.
In all the years I knew about that cannon, and all the times I've seen the Come and Take It flag, I never knew that the Texan defenders might well have been quoting Leonidas. (Were they that well educated, or was it coincidence?)
[Just thought I would add a picture of the flag.]
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If God didn't want us to own guns, why did He make the 1911?
[This message has been edited by jpwright (edited 09-11-2001).]
In all the years I knew about that cannon, and all the times I've seen the Come and Take It flag, I never knew that the Texan defenders might well have been quoting Leonidas. (Were they that well educated, or was it coincidence?)
[Just thought I would add a picture of the flag.]
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If God didn't want us to own guns, why did He make the 1911?
[This message has been edited by jpwright (edited 09-11-2001).]
