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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...
Apaches Attack Mail Wagon
Apaches attack a mail wagon on the northwest slope of the Eagle Mountains, twenty-one miles west of Van Horn. African-...
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,...
U.S. Troops Attack Comanches
Fifty-five U.S. soldiers and eighteen Tonkawa scouts led by Lt. Col. George P. Buell track Comanches suspected of raiding....
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...
Battle of Red River
In the first major battle of the Red River War, six hundred U.S. soldiers under the command of Nelson A Miles engage roughly...
U.S. Soldiers Fight Kiowas and Comanches
Four U.S. soldiers encounter an unknown number of Kiowa and Comanche Indians on Whitefish Creek in northeast Donley County....
Battle of Lyman’s Wagon Train
More than 400 Kiowas and Comanches attack a wagon train on the Upper Washita River, on the eastern edge of the Panhandle,...
Buffalo Wallow Fight
Four U.S. soldiers and two civilian scouts are surrounded by 100 Kiowas and Comanches near the junction of Gageby Creek and...
Battle of Sweetwater Creek
Two hundred U.S. troops led by Maj. William R. Price encounter four hundred Kiowas and Comanches between Sweetwater Creek...
U.S. Soldiers Attack Kiowas
U.S. soldiers attack Kiowas gathered at Tule Creek. They kill fifteen warriors, including the Kiowa chief Woman Heart.
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
In the decisive battle of the Red River War, thirteen companies of U.S. troops led by Col. Ranald Mackenzie attack a camp of...
U.S. Soldiers Attack Comanche Camp
U.S. soldiers led by Col. Ranald Mackenzie attack a Comanche camp at Lagunas Quatras, just south of Tahoka. They kill two...
Cheyennes Attack U.S. Soldiers
One hundred Cheyennes led by Grey Beard attack a 29-man patrol under Lt. Henry J. Fansworth on McClellan Creek, twenty-one...
U.S. Soldiers Attack a Cheyenne Camp
Lt. Frank D. Baldwin leads soldiers in an attack on Cheyenne chief Grey Beard’s camp by Lake McClellan. The soldiers kill...