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Colorado River Raid
A party of 30 Indians chase three men for three miles along the Colorado River near Fort Mina (at Alum Creek, four miles...
Bastrop Residents Pursue Indians
Residents of Bastrop pursue Indians believed to be Caddos and Wacos (Wichitas) suspected in recent theft of herds of...
Red Bayou Skirmish
Towards the end of a two-month campaign into North Texas to retrieve horses stolen from settlements along the Colorado...
Wilbarger Creek Raid
McCullom, a blacksmith, and the son of James Rogers are attacked by Indians, probably Comanches, while cutting trees near...
Nashville Residents Killed
Two men are killed by Indians in front of a church during Sunday services in Nashville, five miles northeast of present-...
Upper Brazos River Skirmish
Lieutenant A. B. Van Benthuysen and 18 Texas Rangers encounter a party of Cherokees led by several Kichai (Wichita)...
Battle of Stone Houses
Ten miles south of present-day Windthorst, a party of 18 Texas rangers led by Lieutenant A. B. Van Benthuysen intercept a...
Red River Farm Raided
Four members of the Crooker family are killed by Caddos near Fort Inglish (present day Bonham). An infant survives.
Red River Skirmish
A party of Anglo Texans kill four Caddos suspected in the murder of the Crooker family, near Fort Inglish (present-day...
Surveyor Killed near Little River
Stillman S. Curtis, a surveyor, is killed and his horse stolen by Indians near the Little River, three miles north of...
Comanches Raid Refugio
Lawler, Howard and several other citizens of Refugio are killed by Comanches.
Bastrop Resident Killed
Indians, probably Comanches, in the process of stealing horses, kill John Eagleston on the streets of Bastrop.
Bastrop Residents Killed
Two settlers (Hart and Weaver) are killed by Indians, probably Comanches, in a nighttime raid of Bastrop.
Young’s Settlement Skirmish
A party of Bastrop residents on a buffalo hunt is attacked by Indians, probably Comanches, near Young’s Settlement, four...
Comanches Raid Bastrop
An Indian raiding party, probably Comanche, steals 60 horses, as well as washing hanging out to dry, from the residents...
Pearson Farm Raided
James Pearson, his wife, daughter, and one son are killed by Caddos ten miles south of present-day Marshall. An eight-...
Shawnee - Comanche Fight
A party of Shawnees kill four Comanches at the headwaters of the Guadalupe River, near present-day Kerrville.
Apache – Comanche Fight
A skirmish between Lipan Apaches and Comanches along the Nueces results in eight Lipans killed
Caddo Village Attacked
Robert Potter and a party of Anglos attack a Caddo village near Caddo Lake, believing Indians had stolen Potter’s horses...
Hunter Killed near Fort Parker
A hunter for surveying parties (Holland), is killed near Fort Parker by Kichais (Wichitas) or Wacos (Wichitas).