not surprising give many texicans came from the old southwest
Indeed. And there are even more *Bonnie Blue* similarities to the earlier Texas *Independence Flag* of Captain William Scott.
And when in November of 1835 the outnumbered Texians sent out an appeal for help against the Mexican army, the *Georgia Battalion* was organized in that state, drawing men from small towns and large. Their *Troutman* flag reversed the colors of the *Bonnie Blue,* with a blue star on a white background:
There's always been a solid link between the southern states of the USA and the Texas nation.