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U.S. Troops Skirmish with Comanches
U.S. troops from the 8th Infantry skirmish with a number of Comanches at Howard’s Well in present-day Pandale. Four soldiers...
U.S. Cavalry Kill Comanches near Concho River
U.S. Cavalry, dispatched from Fort Mason to scout up the North Fork of the Concho River, encounter a number of Comanches...
U.S. Cavalry Fight Indians at Kickapoo Creek
A U.S. Cavalry unit under the command of one Sgt. Walter McDonald (or McDonnell), led by guide José Policarpi "Polly"...
Soldiers Skirmish with Lipan Apaches
Lt. Walter H. Jenifer leads twelve other soldiers on a scouting mission near present-day Rocksprings. They encounter a 100-...
Devil’s River Skirmish
A company of seventeen men led by Lt. John B. Hood encounter some fifty Comanches near Devil’s River. A fight ensues in...
Mescalero Apaches Attack Mail Train
Sixty Mescalero Apaches attack a mail train 58 miles east of Fort Stockton. The Indians kill Sgt. Ernest Schroeder, but the...
Comanche Indian Killed Near Santa Catarina
U.S. soldiers led by Sgt. Charles M. Patrick track a band of Comanches to the vicinity of Santa Catarina. They kill one...
U.S. Soldiers Fight Mescalero Apaches
U.S. soldiers led by Capt. Francis S. Dodge track Mescalero Apaches up the Delaware River to Pine Springs, on the eastern...
Texas Rangers Skirmish with Indians
Driving livestock seized from farms in Dimmit County, a raiding part of 60 Kiowas and Comanches encounter a dozen Texas...
Texas Rangers Fight Kiowas
Nine rangers encounter 40 Kiowas near present-day Chico in Wise County. The rangers kill two; one ranger is wounded.
U.S. Troops Attack Kiowas
U.S. soldiers led by Lt. Peter M. Boehm attack a small hunting party of Kiowas near Henrietta. One Kiowa is killed; one...
Battle of Blanco Canyon
At least 100 Kotsoteka and Quahadi Comanches engage a large expeditionary force led by Col. Ranald Mackenzie in the vicinity...
U.S. Cavalry Kill Two Comanches
U.S. soldiers guided by Tonkawa scouts under Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie, fight a small number of Comanches at Blanco Canyon....
U.S. Soldiers Fight Kiowas and Comanches
U.S. soldiers pursue Kiowas and Comanches responsible for attacking a wagon train at Howard’s Well. The two parties engage...
Indians Attack Johnston’s Station
Unidentified Indians attack Johnston’s Station, twenty-five miles southwest of present-day San Angelo. U.S. soldiers defend...
Kiowas Attack Mail Wagon
Eight to ten Kiowas attack a mail wagon at Salt Creek, a mile and a half south of Graham. U.S. troops escorting the wagon...
U.S. Soldiers Attack Comanche Camp
A force of 220 U.S. soldiers and 20 Tonkawa scouts under Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie, attack a Kotsoteka and Quahadi Comanche...
U.S. Soldiers Attack Kiowas and Comanches
U.S. soldiers led by Lt. Charles L. Hudson attack a party of thirty Kiowas and Comanches in the vicinity of Rocksprings,...
Lost Valley Fight
Thirty-five Texas Rangers and U.S. soldiers led by Maj. John B. Jones encounter as many as 100 Kiowas led by Lone Wolf and...
Texas Rangers Kill Indians near Clear Fork of the Brazos
Rangers attack unidentified Indians near the headwaters of the Clear Fork of the Brazos River. Three Indians are killed; two...