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U.S. Troops Attack Indian encampment
U.S. cavalry and artillery under the command of one Col. Magruder attack an Indian encampment of Lipan Apaches and Tonkawas...
Indians Kill Kerrville Residents
Indians kill five to six residents of Kerrville in the vicinity of Camp Verde after the townspeople attempt to show troops...
U.S. Cavalry Kill Comanches on the Concho River
While scouting along the Middle Concho River, U.S. Cavalry under the command of Capt. William R. Bradfute, encounter eleven...
U.S. Troops Kill Apaches Near Rio Grande
U.S. troops stationed at Fort Clark (present-day Brackettville) discover Apaches between their outpost and the Rio Grande...
U.S. Troops Kill Apaches Near Fort Clark
Three days after encountering and attacking Apaches near their post, U.S. troops at Fort Clark (present-day Brackettville)...
U.S. Cavalry Skirmish with Comanches
A U.S. cavalry unit commanded by Lt. Richard W. Johnson encounter a group of around ten Comanches in the vicinity of present...
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...
U.S. Soldiers Fight Comanches
Ten black soldiers led by Sgt. Emanuel Stance exchange gunfire with Comanches over the course of two days near Kickapoo...
Battle of Little Wichita River
U.S. soldiers led by Capt. Curwen B. McLellan encounter Kiowas under the leadership of Chief Kicking Bird on the Little...
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...