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Mexican Soldiers Attack Waco (Wichita) Village
Captain Henry S. Brown, commanding Mexican soldiers and colonists, attacked Waco (Wichita) village on the Brazos River,...
Brazos River Campaign of Capt. Nicasio Sanchez
A Mexican force of approximately 150 men burn Waco and Tawakoni villages along the Brazos River near present-day Waco....
San Gabriel River Campaign of Capt. Nicasio Sanchez
Mexican troops attack Tawakonis (Wichita) on San Gabriel River (then known as the San Xavier River). Eight Tawakonis are...
Mexican Troops Attack Wichita Camp
Captain Manuel Lafuente and two hundred Mexican troops attack a Tawakoni (Wichita) hunting camp at Cowhouse Creek, above...
Mexicans and Shawnees Attack Comanches
Mexican troops from San Antonio assist Shawnees in pursuing Comanches who had earlier been defeated near Bandera Pass....
Barragán Campaign against Comanches
Mexican troops led by Capt. Manuel Barragán attack Comanche encampment on the Llano River, near present-day Junction. A...
Battle of Nacogdoches
A battle for control of Nacogdoches results in the deaths of 47 Mexican troops and four Anglo-Texan colonists. Mexican...
Angelina River Fight
Retreating Mexican troops surrender to Anglo-Texan colonists at Durst farm (near present day Douglas) in aftermath of...
Mexican Troops Skirmish with Comanches and Wichita
Presidial troops from San Antonio encounter and defeat a group of Comanches and Tawakonis (Wichitas) near the San Saba...
Comanches Skirmish with Mexican Troops
Comanches attack Mexican troops at the Arroyo Hondo (Hondo Creek), eleven miles east of present-day Vanderpool, killing...
Mexican Troops Attack Karankawa Village
A presidial company from Victoria (then known as Guadalupe Victoria) attacks a Karankawa village near Arroyo Tres...
Goliad Garrison Surrenders
Capt. George M. Collinsworth and approximately 120 Texas colonists attack the Mexican garrison defending the Presidio la...
Battle of Concepcíon
Anglo-Texas rebels led by James Bowie and James Walker Fannin Jr. skirmish with Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea and 275...
Mexican Troops Skirmish with Anglo Colonists
Skirmish between Anglo colonists led by John Bird and Mexican cavalry near San Antonio results in five Mexicans killed....
“Grass Fight”
Texas colonists led by James Bowie engage a Mexican supply train near Alazan Creek, one mile west of San Antonio,...
Fall of the Alamo
After a 13-day siege, about 1,800 Mexican soldiers take part in an assault on the Alamo mission, defended by more than...
Battle of Refugio
In a series of engagements in and near the Nuestra Señora Refugio Mission, a force of 1,500 Mexican troops under Gen....
Battle of Coleto
Approximately 300 troops under James W. Fannin Jr. are intercepted by 340 Mexican soldiers under General José de Urrea...
Battle of San Jacinto
Nine hundred and ten Texas troops under Gen. Sam Houston attack approximately 1,200 Mexican troops under President Santa...
Mexican Schooner Seized
Isaac W. Burton’s rangers capture the Mexican schooner Watchman, with supplies for the Mexican army, in Copano...