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Edens-Madden Raid
Eleven Kickapoos raid the home of John Edens on San Pedro Creek, 13 miles northeast of present-day Crockett. Three Anglo...
Comanches Attack Surveyors
A force of 100 Comanches surround and attack a party of Mexican and Anglo surveyors on Leon Creek, four miles north of...
Comanches Attack Rescue Party
A volunteer party from San Antonio under Capt. Benjamin Franklin Cage on its way to Leon Creek in response to the attack...
Bastrop Residents Killed
Two residents of Bastrop (Weaver and Hart) are killed by a party of 12-15 Indians, probably Comanches, outside Bastrop...
Raid on Chandler Farm
Indians, probably Comanches, raid the Chandler farm 18 miles above Bastrop, but only succeed in killing several cattle....
Red River farm raided
Two rangers, McCarty, son of William McCarty, and William Dority, are killed by Indians while collecting hogs on Bois d’...
Red River Resident Killed
Joseph Harris is killed by Indians near Fort Sherman, thirteen miles southwest of Mt. Pleasant.
Matilda Lockhart Captured
Comanches kill a four-year-old girl and capture five children gathering pecans along the Guadalupe River near present day...
Red River Settlers Killed
Josiah Washburn, William Washburn, and a third man are killed by Indians near Fort Lyday, present-day Bois d’Arc.
Red River Settlers Killed
George Dugan and a Mr. Cox, are killed in Fannin County. Two nephews of Cox, ages 12 and 14, are taken. The youths are...
Morgan Farm Raid
Anadarkos (Caddo) attack the home of George Morgan, at Morgan’s Point six miles north of present-day Marlin. George...
Comanche – Tonkawa Fight
Comanches attack Tonkawas and Lipan Apaches between the Colorado and Brazos Rivers above Bastrop over disputed hunting...
Caddo Raid on Big Creek
A band of about 70 Anadarko (Caddo) Indians raid the farm of William Marlin on Big Creek, seven miles east of present-day...
Bryant Fight
Benjamin Bryant and about 50 Anglo settlers track a party of Anadarkos (Caddos) led by Chief José María who had attacked...
Campbell Farm Raid
Indians, possibly Caddos, attack the Campbell home on Town Creek, three miles west of Palestine. Mrs. Campbell, her son...
Red River Farm Raided
Shawnees kill the two eldest sons of John R. McIntire on Choctaw Bayou in far northwest Fannin County, ten miles east of...
Attack on the Red River
Three men--Bushnell Garner, David Alberty, and Isaac Camp--are killed by Indians, possibly Shawnees, three miles west of...
John H. Moore Expedition
To punish Comanches for their recent raids on the western settlements, as well as to find the Lockhart and Putnam...
Comanche Raid on Coleman Farm
A large party of Comanches estimated at between 100-200 attack the Coleman farm on Webber’s Prairie, 12 miles north of...
Robertson Plantation Raided
Indians raid the plantation of Joseph W. Robertson on the lower Colorado River in Bastrop County. Seven slaves are seized...