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Battle of Coleto
Approximately 300 troops under James W. Fannin Jr. are intercepted by 340 Mexican soldiers under General José de Urrea...
Goliad Massacre
Three hundred forty-two Texas prisoners, consisting of James Fannin’s command captured at the Battle of Coleto and those...
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...
Rangers Skirmish with Caddos
Capt. William Hill’s company of 50 rangers pursue a party of 20 Caddos from the headwaters of Brushy Creek in present-day...
Coleto Creek Fight
Two Texas militiamen serving under Captain John Pierson are killed in a fight with Comanches on Coleto Creek, seven miles...
Laredo Skirmish
Erastus “Deaf” Smith skirmishes with Mexican defensores (militia) outside Laredo. Ten Mexicans are killed, ten...
Caddo Camp Attacked
Ranger companies under Nathaniel T. Journey, Robert Sloan and Daniel Montague attack Caddo camp at what would become Bird...
Mexican Troops Raid San Antonio Ranch
Mexican militia commander Manuel Savariego raids Alexander ranch, 20 miles southwest of San Antonio, and captures...
Mexican Militia Killed
Two Mexicans militia men (defensores) are killed on the Nueces River near San Patricio by Comanches.
Córdova Rebels Attack Texas Militia
Two miles west of present-day Palestine, a force of 175 militia men under Leonard H. Mabbitt is attacked by Mexican and...
Battle of the Neches
At a Delaware village west of the Neches River, about 19 miles southeast of present-day Canton, 500 Texans under General...
Richland Creek Fight
Militiamen John J. Earle and Phillip Whepler are killed by Indians on Richland creek, between the Trinity and Brazos...
Apaches Attack Spanish Soldiers
Lipan Apaches attack two hundred Spanish troops and fifty militiamen leaving La Bahía (Goliad). In retaliation, Spanish...
Tawakoni and Kichai Camp Attacked
Tawakoni (Wichita) and Kichai (Wichita) camp attacked on Colorado River, five leagues below the road to La Bahia, by...
Mexican Resident Killed
Sixteen Tawakonis and Wacos (Wichitas) kill a Mexican resident of Austin’s colony on the Colorado River. Militia responds...
Expedition against Tawakonis
Stephen Austin and Lipan Apaches lead an expedition against Tawakonis (Wichitas). Six Tawakonis killed by a militia...
Mexican Troops Assisted by Lipan Apaches Kill Seven Comanches
Mexican troops led by Capt. Manuel Barragán and assisted by Lipan Apaches kill seven Comanches west of San Antonio.
Rice/Flores Fight
Lt. James Rice attacks the party of Mexican Indian Agent Manuel Flores on the north fork of the San Gabriel River, 11...