Although the Battle of Gonzales (2 October 1835) is recognized as the first of the Texas Revolution of 1835-1836, hostilities actually began in 1832 with the Anahuac Disturbances and the Battle of Velasco (25-26 June 1832). The Anahuac Disturbances began with an altercation between the Mexican military commander of the post at Anahuac, Juan Davis Bradburn, and the Anglo-American who would later become famous as the commander of the garrison at the Alamo, William Barret Travis.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2795/anahuac-disturbances/.
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- Should the Anahuac Disturbances count as the start of the Texas Revolution?
- Was Bradburn fair to the Texians, or did he make things worse?
- Do you think Travis helped cause the conflict, or did he just defend his rights?
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