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Bastrop Farm Raided
Conrad Rohrer is killed by Comanche raiding party at Thomas Moore farm near Bastrop.
Sandy Creek Fight
Ranger companies led by John J. Robinson and Thomas Robbins are attacked by Indians (probably Comanches) on Sandy Creek,...
Rangers Skirmish with Caddos
Capt. William Hill’s company of 50 rangers pursue a party of 20 Caddos from the headwaters of Brushy Creek in present-day...
Anglos Killed near Sulphur River
Caddo and Wichita Indians reportedly kill nine Anglos near a Delaware village on the Sulphur River, twenty miles north of...
Bastrop Farm Raided
Matthew Duty is shot and killed on his farm outside of Bastrop by Indians.
Robertson Colonists Skirmish with Indians
Anglo settlers John Marlin, Laban Menefee and Jarrett Menefee kill four Indians five miles above the Brazos Falls, near...
Coleto Creek Fight
Two Texas militiamen serving under Captain John Pierson are killed in a fight with Comanches on Coleto Creek, seven miles...
Colorado River Settlements Raided
Three men are attacked by Indians (probably Comanches) below the Colorado River, in present-day southeast Austin. Two men...
Caddos Attack DeWitt Colonists
While searching for a runaway slave along the Guadalupe River below Gonzales, three Anglos are attacked by a party of 40...
Tonkawas Attack Surveying Party
A party of 15 Tonkawas attacks seven Texans on a surveying expedition near San Antonio led by Maj. James W. Tinsley and...
Raid on Harvey Farm
Robertson colony settlers John B. Harvey, wife Elizabeth, and son William killed in Indian raid 25 miles above...
Elm Creek Fight
Fifteen rangers under George B. Erath attack a party of approximately 100 Indians on Elm Creek in Milam County, eight...
Anglos Killed on Trinity River
Looking for stray horses, four men--Columbus Andrews, David Faulkenberry, his son Evan Faulkenberry, and Abram Anglin--...
Cummins Creek Raid
A Dutchman named Fotran and two children are killed near Cummins Creek, north of present-day Columbus, probably by...
Cummins Creek Raid
John G. Robinson and brother, Walter Robinson, are killed by Comanches near Cummins Creek, two miles north of present-day...
Rabb’s Creek Raid
Comanche raid on Gotcher (or Gotier) farm on Rabb’s Creek, south of present-day Giddings. Husband James Gotcher, wife...
Fort Coleman Rangers Skirmish with Comanches
Captain Micah Andrews’ ranger company at Fort Coleman attacks a Comanche encampment south of the Colorado River and west...
Two Settlers Killed on San Antonio River
Tonkawas kill two settlers on the San Antonio River, north of Camp Vigilance (present-day Floresville).
Comanches Raid San Antonio Mission
A resident of one of the San Antonio missions is reported to have been killed and his body mutilated by Comanches.
Comanches Raid Ruiz Ranch
A party of Comanches kill the nephew of Francisco Ruiz near the Ruiz ranch on the Medina River (present-day Von Ormy)....