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San Patricio Rangers Killed
Mexican troops under Lt. Co. Rámon Valera kill William Cairns and three members of Cairns’ Western Spy Company near San...
Mexican Troops Kill Wichitas
Having briefly occupied San Antonio, retreating Mexican troops commanded by Gen. Rafael Vasquez encounter a party of Wichita...
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...
Two Mexicans Hanged as Spies
Following the brief occupation of San Antonio by Mexican troops under the command of General Rafael Vasquez, two Mexicans...
Mexican Lynched near Texana
Seeking to run away with an enslaved woman from Texana, a Mexican man is pursued by local residents and lynched on the...
Mexicans Kill San Antonio River Settlers
William H. Patton and another man are killed by a party of Mexicans while bathing in the San Antonio River near Patton’s...
Mexican Troops Kill San Antonio Residents
One day after Mexican troops under the command of General Adrian Woll seize San Antonio, three Anglo-Texans are killed at...
Battle of Salado Creek
In response to the capture of San Antonio one week earlier, more than 200 Texas volunteers engage Mexican troops under the...
Dawson Fight
In an effort to reinforce Anglo-Texas volunteers engaged in the defense of San Antonio at Salado Creek, a company of fifty-...
Silvestre de León Murdered
Having fled with his family to New Orleans during the Texas rebellion, Silvestre de León, the son of empresario Martin de...
Lipan Apaches Killed by Mexican Troops
Lipan Apaches led by John Castro attacked by Mexican troops along the Rio Grande, “almost all killed.” Chief Flacco the...
Seguin Residents Kill Mexican Horse Thieves
A party of seven or eight Mexicans attempt to steal horses near Seguin. They are pursued by local residents; two are killed.
Mexican Traders Killed
A party of seven to eight Mexican traders is robbed by bandits near Goliad. They are bound to a tree and shot. One merchant...
Ranger Company Executes Three Mexicans
Jack Hays’ ranger company executes three Mexicans who had been stealing horses along the Guadalupe and Colorado Rivers. The...
San Antonio Farmer Killed
A Mexican farmer is killed by Indians (probably Comanches) near the Alamo.
San Antonio Farmer Killed
A Mexican farmer is killed by Indians (probably Comanches) near the Alamo.
Medina River Skirmish
Capt. Jack Hays and fifteen men skirmish with defensores (militia) under the command of former Bexar resident Antonio Perez...
Mexican Shot near Seguin
Arrested near San Antonio for horse theft, Cristobal Rubio is escorted by two rangers to stand trial in Seguin. He is shot...
Agatón Quinones Killed
Mexican guerrilla leader Agatón Quinones, a former resident of San Antonio, is shot and killed by a party of merchants below...
Mexican Troops Attack Karankawas
A company of Mexican defensores (militia) led by Capt. Trinidad Aldrete attacks a group of Karankawa Indians, 50 miles...