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Anglo Settlers Killed in East Texas
Three Anglo colonists are followed and attacked by Indians, possibly Caddos, between the Trinity and Sabine rivers. One...
San Antonio Residents Killed
Three Mexicans and an Anglo named Smith are killed by Indians, presumably Comanches, a few miles south of San Antonio....
Merchant Killed near Bastrop
John Edwards, a wagoner, killed by Kichai (Wichita) Indians near Bastrop on the road to Washington on the Brazos.
Merchants Killed near Gonzales
Mr. Gressier and 13 French and Mexican merchants are killed by raiding party of 70 Comanche on the San Antonio Road, 15...
Gonzales Settlers Skirmish with Comanches
Party of settlers from Gonzales led by James H. C. McClure skirmish with a Comanche raiding party, numbering about 50, on...
Merchants Attacked near Brazoria
A party of merchants is fired upon by seven Tonkawas near Brazoria. One Indian is killed.
Anglos Burn Kichai Village
Searching for stolen horses, a company of two dozen settlers led by Major William Oldham attacks and burns a Kichai (...
Merchants Killed near Bastrop
Driving wagons of merchandise from Columbia to Bastrop, Amos Alexander and his son, Amos Alexander, Jr. are attacked by...
Caddo Chief Executed
A force of 60 Texas volunteers captures four Indians--two Caddos, chief Canoma and his son, and two Cherokees--near the...
Attack at La Bahia Crossing
Three men are killed by Indians, probably Comanches, near the La Bahia Crossing on the Colorado River.
Colonists Attack Tawakoni Village
Tawakonis (Wichita) living near the headwaters of the Navasota River (near present day Mount Calm) repulse an attack by...
Comanches Raid Austin Farm
Austin colonist James Lyons is killed by a party of Comanches on his farm, a few miles south of present-day Schulenburg....
Horse Trader Killed by Cherokees
“Cherokee” John Williams, a noted horse thief, is killed in a Cherokee village. Exact location unknown, but approximately...
Moore Expedition against the Wichitas
John H. Moore leads 175 colonists on a two month campaign against the Tawakonis (Wichita). Skirmishes with Tawakonis near...
Cherokees Killed by Surveyors
Three Cherokees are killed in Cherokee territory, roughly thirty miles north of Nacogdoches, possibly by Anglo-American...
Robertson Colonists Captured
Margaret McClellan and her two children are captured by Indians in Robertson colony on the San Gabriel River. Exact...
Anglos Skirmish with Comanches
Edward Burleson and twenty colonists engage in a running fight with a dozen Comanches near Gonzales. Several Indians are...
Karankawas attack Texas Volunteers
A party of Texas soldiers under Major George Sutherland is attacked by Karankawas twelve miles from the Goliad presidio...
Wichitas Raid Joseph Taylor Farm
A party of fifteen Wacos (Wichitas) or Caddos raid the farm of Joseph Taylor near Three Forks of the Little River, three...