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Comanches Raid Hornsby Settlement
Approximately 100 Comanches kill two men, John Williams and Howard Haggard, working on the farm of Reuben Hornsby, on the...
Sandy Creek Fight
Ranger companies led by John J. Robinson and Thomas Robbins are attacked by Indians (probably Comanches) on Sandy Creek,...
Colorado River Settlements Raided
Three men are attacked by Indians (probably Comanches) below the Colorado River, in present-day southeast Austin. Two men...
Fort Coleman Rangers Skirmish with Comanches
Captain Micah Andrews’ ranger company at Fort Coleman attacks a Comanche encampment south of the Colorado River and west...
Wilbarger Creek Raid
McCullom, a blacksmith, and the son of James Rogers are attacked by Indians, probably Comanches, while cutting trees near...
Slave Killed on Walnut Creek
A small party of Indians, probably Comanches, kill a slave driving a wagon at Walnut Creek, in present-day Austin.
Austin Resident Killed
A man named Kaughman is killed by Comanches while hunting on Williamson’s Creek, a fork of Onion Creek, five miles west of...
Austin Residents Killed by Comanches
Two Austin residents, a butcher and an English laborer, are killed in the recently-establish city by Comanches.
Austin Settler Killed
Joseph Rogers is killed by Comanches between Coleman Fort and Hornsby’s Station, in present-day northeast Austin.
Slave Girl Killed
A young female slave owned by William Clopton is killed by Comanches while bringing cattle in from pasture on Gilleland...
Comanches Kill Travis County Chief Justice
James Smith, chief justice of Travis County, is killed by Comanches while searching for hogs in the woods outside of Austin...
Austin Resident killed
Austin resident James Boyce is killed near Austin by unknown Indians near Walnut Creek. Although some residents suspected...
Austin Resident Killed
A man named Fox is killed within 200 yards of the city limits of Austin by three Indians (tribe unknown).
Austin Resident Killed
A party of three Indians kill an Austin resident, Thomas Shuff, on Barton’s Creek, two miles above town.
Two Austin Residents Killed
Addison Gillespie and another man are killed by Indians, presumably Comanches, on Peach Creek, a few miles west of Austin
Austin Judge Killed
Comanches posing as Tonkawas kill Judge Brewster H. Jayne and an Irish laborer at Jayne’s home two miles north of Austin....
Two Settlers Killed near Austin
A bear hunting party of ten men is attacked on Barton Springs, near Austin. Captain George M. Dolson and John R. Black are...
Austin Resident Killed by Indians
An Austin resident is killed by Indians, presumably Comanches, two miles north of Austin.
Austin Resident Killed
A party of 25-30 Comanches attack a carriage occupied by two men, William Bell and Alexander Coleman in Austin. Bell is...
Two Austin Youths Killed
A party of Comanches attacks the Austin farm of Nolan Luckett, killing Luckett’s son and a slave boy. Another slave is...