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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...
San Antonio Resident Killed by Comanches
A Mexican cartman is killed outside San Antonio while taking his oxen out to pasture.
Two Mexican-Texans Killed by Comanches
Two Mexicans are killed by Comanches near José Antonio Navarro’s ranch on the east bank of the Guadalupe River, near present...
Texans Skirmish with Laredo Militia
A ranger company of 25 Anglos and Tejanos led by John C. Hays skirmishes with Laredo militia ten miles outside of town. Nine...
Mexican Horse Thieves Killed
A Seguin ranger company led by Capt. James H. Callahan kills six Mexican horse thieves at York Creek, fifteen miles...
Mexican Troops Attack Refugio
Mexican soldiers enter Refugio where, according to reports, they kill “a few” men. A number of residents were also captured...
Mexican Traders Killed
A San Patricio ranger company led by James P. Ownsby, consisting of about thirty Anglos and thirty Lipan Apaches, attacks...
San Patricio Rangers Killed
Mexican defensores (milita) under Capt. Enrique Villarreal pursues a party of San Patricio rangers led by John Yerby, which...
San Patricio Rangers Killed
Sixteen Texans led by Capt. James Ownsby are surrounded by Mexican dragoons at Santa Rosa, ten miles west of present-day...
Cow Thieves Killed by Mexican Troops
A small party of Anglo-American cow thieves are killed by Mexican militia on the Colorado River.
Santa Fe Expedition Scout Killed
A Mexican scout on the Santa Fe Expedition is killed by Indians a few hundred yards from Camp Resolution, on Quitaque Creek.
Refugio Attacked by Mexicans
Mexican leader Agatón Quiñones leads sixty men in a surprise attack on Refugio, capturing several Anglo citizens. Two...
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...
Mexicans Attack Comanches at Medina River
A party of seven Comanches is pursued and overtaken by eight Mexicans near the mouth of the Medina River. Three Indians and...
Laredo Merchants Killed
A party of Mexicans traders is robbed on the road to Laredo, allegedly by residents of San Antonio. An unknown number are...
Texans Killed on Aransas Bay
One or two Texans are killed on Aransas Bay by Mexican marauders.
Mexican Troops Attack Lipan Apaches
Mexican troops attack a party of Lipan Apaches outside Refugio. Several Indians are killed; two are captured and executed.
Vásquez Expedition Captures San Antonio
Several Mexican soldiers under the command of Gen. Rafael Vasquez are killed in a gunpowder explosion during their...