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Rangers Fight Wichitas near Artesia Wells
Lt. Walter Hudson and a dozen rangers track down a band of roughly sixty Wichitas (Tawakonis) seen near Fort McIntosh,...
Lipan Apaches Attack Merchants
More than fifty Lipan Apaches attack a merchant train en route to Fort Duncan at Chacon Creek in Maverick County. The...
Mexicans Killed by Comanches near the Loma Blanco
A large party of Comanche Indians attacks thirteen Mexicans near the Loma Blanco, roughly sixty miles south Corpus Christi,...
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...
San Antonio Man Killed
A party of fifteen Indians attack fourteen Mexicans and Anglos running wild horses just outside San Antonio. The Indians...
South Texas Ranch Raided
Several people are wounded at a ranch forty miles south of San Antonio, near present-day Falls City. Lipan Apaches are...
Lipan Apaches Raid Wagon Train
A party of Lipan Apaches attack a Mexican wagon train just outside of Laredo. They wound one teamster in the raid.
Indians Attack Two Mexicans near Atascosa
Indians attack two Mexican men in the vicinity of Atascosa near the Medina River. Both men manage to escape virtually...
Lipan Apaches Wound a Laredo Resident
Five Lipan Apaches attack Dario de los Reyes at Manadas Creek Lake, attempting to kidnap him. After inflicting a severe...
U.S. Cavalry Skirmish with Comanches
A U.S. cavalry unit commanded by Lt. Richard W. Johnson encounter a group of around ten Comanches in the vicinity of present...
Mexican Teamsters Killed
Anglos rob a freight wagon near Helena, killing two Mexican teamsters.
Mescalero Apaches Attack Stagecoach Station
Mescalero Apaches attack a stagecoach station ten miles south of Van Horn. Light S. Townsend and three Mexican employees...
U.S. Army Officer Killed by Mexican Guerrillas
Colonel Truman Cross is captured four miles from Fort Brown (present-day Brownsville) and killed by Mexican guerrillas led...
Five U.S. Troops Killed by Mexican Guerrillas
Lieutenant Theodore Porter and four men are killed by Mexican guerrillas two miles from Fort Brown.
Thornton Affair
Mexican troops attack a squadron of U.S. dragoons commanded by Captain Seth Thornton twenty miles upriver from Taylor’s camp...
Texas Rangers Ambushed
A Texas mounted ranger company commanded by Capt. Samuel Walker is attacked near Port Isabel by Mexican troops. Six rangers...
Mule Drivers Killed by Mexican Guerrillas
A team of mule-drivers carrying supplies for Zachary Taylor’s army from Corpus Christi to Port Isabel is attacked by Mexican...
Siege of Fort Brown
For seven days, Mexican troops under General Pedro Ampudia bombard Fort Brown (the site of present-day Brownsville). Major...
Battle of Palo Alto
The first major engagement of the U.S.-Mexico War, the Battle of Palo Alto is fought five miles north of present-day...
Battle of Resaca de la Palma
Fought within the city limits of present-day Brownsville, the Battle of Resaca de la Palma takes place along a dry river bed...