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2 gru 2023 · Liberty Flag – San Jacinto. The Liberty flag was the only confirmed Texian battle flag that flew at the Battle of San Jacinto. It was presented to the Newport Rifle Company by Catherine Sherman, the wife of Colonel Sidney Sherman, in late 1835, shortly before they left Kentucky for Texas.
From the crystal-clear invitation to “Come and Take It” on the Gonzales flag, to the symbolic Liberty flag flown at the battle of San Jacinto, these flags proudly display the goals and intentions of the Revolution.
Flying over the battlefield are the 6 battle flags of the Texas Revolution. While San Jacinto and the Alamo are the most famous battles, there are stories to be told in Gonzales, Goliad, San Felipe de Austin, and Washington-on-the-Brazos.
“The flag is made of white silk with the painted figure of a partially bare-breasted woman grasping in one hand a sword over which is draped a streamer with the words “Liberty or Death”. Probably based on Eugene Delacroix’s painting “Liberty Leading the People.”
Situated on the Houston Ship Channel, the San Jacinto Monument, seen here on December 9, 2016, marks the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. The monument, constructed between 1936 and 1939, is the world's tallest masonry column. ^ "San Jacinto Battlefield".
Page, Elizabeth. “Five Flags Carried at Battle of San Jacinto Reunited for First Time since 1836.” Press release. Bullock Texas State History Museum, April 12, 2016.
Texas was the first battleship memorial museum in the US. [8] When the battleship was presented to the State of Texas, she was commissioned as the flagship of the Texas Navy. [8] On 31 August 2022, Texas was towed from her berth at San Jacinto to Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair in Galveston for extensive repairs.
