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Mexican Troops Skirmish with Smugglers
A company of mounted Mexican militia skirmishes with contraband traders led by Trinidad Aldrete near Corpus Christi. Several...
Navarro Ranch Overseer Killed
The Mexican overseer at the ranch of José Antonio Navarro, a few miles north of Seguin, is killed by Comanche Indians.
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...
South Texas Residents Killed
Several Mexicans and “one or two” Americans are reported killed by Comanches south of Corpus Christi.
Ranger Company Rescues Two Mexican Youths
A ranger company led by Col. Jack Hays encounters a party of Lipan Apaches on the Nueces River. Six Indians are killed. Two...
Tejano Youths Attacked by Lipan Apaches
Three Mexican-Texan youths are attacked by a party of Indians, believed to be Lipan Apaches, near Fort Inge (one mile south...
June: Mexican Teamsters Killed
Seven Mexicans teamsters employed by the U.S. Army are killed by Comanches on the Leona River, sixty miles southwest of San...
Comanches Kill Laredo Merchant
A Tejano merchant of Laredo is killed by Indians, probably Comanches, a few miles south of Corpus Christi.
Texans Attack Mexican Army at Arroyo Hondo
After briefly seizing San Antonio, Mexican troops under the command of General Adrian Woll withdraw, marching south toward...
Rio Frio Skirmish
Four to five Mexicans skirmish with Texas rangers under Capt. Jack Hays near the Rio Frio. One Mexican, Leandro Garza, a...
Battle of La Bolsa
Texas Rangers encounter Mexican insurgents led by Juan Cortina on the Rio Grande at La Bolsa Bend, 12 miles southwest of...
Battle of Fort Lancaster
A large combined force of Lipan Apaches, Kickapoos, Mexicans, and rogue Settlers (supposed ex-Confederates)—numbering in the...
Indians Kill Hubbard Creek Settler
Unidentified Indians attack George Hazlewood in the vicinity of Hubbard Creek, near present-day Breckenridge. Hazlewood...