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Comanches Killed near San Antonio
Volunteers from San Antonio fight Comanches believed to be responsible for the recent depredations against inhabitants of...
Comanche Raid on Ecleto Creek Farm
Joseph Harris is killed by Indians, probably Comanches, at his farm on Ecleto Creek, just west of present-day Runge.
Henry Wax Karnes Attacked by Mexican Smugglers
En route to Copano, Henry Wax Karnes is attacked by Mexican smugglers five miles northwest of Refugio. Karnes is wounded...
Anglo Bandits Rob Mexican Merchants
A party of Anglo-Texan bandits led by James H. Cocke (aka Cox), a resident of Bastrop, rob Mexican traders near Tahuacano...
Córdova Revolt
The Córdova revolt is discovered when two of Vicente Córdova’s men kill an Anglo Texan resident of Nacogdoches who is...
Battle of Arroyo Seco
Two hundred Comanches fight 21 Texas rangers under Col. Henry Wax Karnes on the Arroyo Seco, southeast of San Antonio....
Horse Thieves Killed
Two Indians are killed by Anglos after stealing horses from a settlement on the Lavaca River.
Gonzales Resident Killed
Mr. Davis is killed by Comanches near the home of B. D. McClure in Gonzales.
Caddo Camp Attacked
Ranger companies under Nathaniel T. Journey, Robert Sloan and Daniel Montague attack Caddo camp at what would become Bird...
Red River Settler Killed
Samuel S. Washburn killed on Bois d’Arc creek near present-day Orangeville.
South Texas Merchants Killed
A party of Mexican traders en route to Corpus Christi from the Rio Grande is attacked by a group of Americans and...
Lavaca River Settlers Killed
Tonkawas kill several whites on the Lavaca River in retribution for stealing the Indians’ horses, which they had earlier...
Dyer North Texas Campaign
As part of Gen. John H. Dyer’s campaign against the Indians of the upper Trinity River, Capt. William B. Stout and his...
Dyer North Texas Campaign
Capt. William Scurlock and 12 rangers kill four Caddos in a largely abandoned Caddo village on the upper Sabine River,...
Delaware – Comanche Skirmish
Several Comanches are killed trying to cross the Rio Grande en route to Chihuahua, Mexico, which would be where the Pecos...
Killough Fight
Eighteen members of the families of Isaac Killough, George Wood, and Barakias Williams are killed at their settlement...
Surveyors’ Fight
A party of 23 Anglo surveyors is attacked by 300 Indians including Kickapoo, Tawakoni and Waco (Wichita), and Caddo, one...
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 at Kickapoo Village
Supporters of Vicente Córdova--a force that included Mexicans, blacks, Kickapoos, Delawares, Caddos, Coushattas, and...
Edens-Madden Raid
Eleven Kickapoos raid the home of John Edens on San Pedro Creek, 13 miles northeast of present-day Crockett. Three Anglo...