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Battle of Agua Dulce Creek
James Grant and ten Texans are killed by Mexican troops under Gen. José Urrea on Agua Dulce Creek, 26 miles below San...
Mexican Militia Killed
Two Mexicans militia men (defensores) are killed on the Nueces River near San Patricio by Comanches.
Indians Kill Two near San Patricio
Fifteen Indians attack two Mexicans and two Anglos roughly three miles south of San Patricio. One Mexican and one Anglo die...
Mexicans Attacked at Kinney’s Fort
William Cairnes’ spy company attacks a party of Mexican traders near Kinney’s Fort (present-day Corpus Christi). One Mexican...
San Patricio Rangers Killed
Mexican troops under Lt. Co. Rámon Valera kill William Cairns and three members of Cairns’ Western Spy Company near San...
Lipan Apaches Attack Mexican Troops
A large war party of 300 Lipan Apaches and Tonkawas pursue the Mexican troops commanded by Lt. Col. Ramon Valera who had...
Mexican Troops Skirmish with Smugglers
A company of mounted Mexican militia skirmishes with contraband traders led by Trinidad Aldrete near Corpus Christi. Several...
South Texas Residents Killed
Several Mexicans and “one or two” Americans are reported killed by Comanches south of Corpus Christi.
Comanches Kill Laredo Merchant
A Tejano merchant of Laredo is killed by Indians, probably Comanches, a few miles south of Corpus Christi.
Mexican Hanged by Vigilantes
Anglo vigilantes hang a Mexican in Banquete, twenty-three miles west of Corpus Christi, suspecting the him of theft.
Vigilantes Kill Tejano
Anglo vigilantes hang Mexican in Nuecestown (northwest Corpus Christi), suspecting him of theft.
Two Corpus Christi Men Hanged
Anglos hang two Mexicans in front of the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi, suspecting the men of participating in...
Nuecestown Raid
Mexican men kill John Smith at Thomas Noake’s store in Nuecestown (northwest Corpus Christi). They are pursued by an Anglo...
Vigilantes Kill Corpus Christi Resident
A posse including Sheriff John McClane and John B. "Red" Dunn capture a Mexican shot by Thomas Noakes in the Nuecestown...
Vigilantes Kill Two in Corpus Christi
Anglo vigilantes hang two Mexicans in Corpus Christi, suspecting them of committing murder.
Vigilantes Kill Two Nueces County Residents
Vigilantes kill two Mexicans in Banquete, 23 miles west of Corpus Christi, suspecting them of murder.