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Comanches Steal Horses at Kinney’s Ranch
A party of fifty Comanches steal several dozen horses at Kinney’s Ranch, Corpus Christi. Four Indians are killed. Other...
Comanches and Kiowas Raid West Texas Homestead
Comanches and Kiowas raid the Lemley farm, ten miles west of present-day Stephenville. Four women are captured; two are...
Comanches and Kiowas Kill Two on Spring Creek
Having raided the Lemley homestead the day before, a band of Comanches and Kiowas kill two brothers, Angus and Colin Monroe...
Comanches and Kiowas Kill Neil’s Creek Settler
Comanches and Kiowas kill James Knight at Neil’s Creek, about four miles south of Cranfills Gap.
Comanches and Kiowas Attack Two Bosque River Settlers
Comanches and Kiowas attack Baptist ministers Jesse J. Griffith and John C. White three miles west of Turnersville, on the...
Comanches and Kiowas Kill Settler on the San Gabriel River
Comanches and Kiowas kill Benjamin Van Hook on the headwaters of the North Fork of the San Gabriel River, a little more than...
Texas Militiamen Fight Kiowas and Comanches at Ellison Springs
Lt. Singleton Gilbert and fifteen Texas militiamen encounter 35 Kiowas and Comanches at Ellison Springs, near present-day...
Elm Creek Raid
A party of about 500 Comanches and Kiowas, including Chief Satanta, raid ranches along the Elm Creek tributary of the Brazos...
First Battle of Adobe Walls
In one of the largest battles fought between whites and Indians on the Great Plains, a force of more than 300 U.S. cavalry,...
Indians Kill Reynolds Creek Settler
Unidentified Indians, probably Comanches and/or Kiowas, kill Phil Runnels at Reynolds Creek, near Waco, while he was cutting...
Comanches and Kiowas Raid Waggoner’s Ranch
Forty Comanches and Kiowas raid Waggoner’s Ranch, about twelve miles south of Vernon. A herder, George Halsell, is killed.
Indians Kill Youth on the West Fork of Trinity River
Comanches or Kiowas kill seventeen-year-old Logan B. Higgins on the West Fork Trinity River, roughly ten miles south of...
Comanches and Kiowas Kill Montague County Settlers
A band of sixty Comanches and Kiowas kill Andrew Powers and Winfield Williams six miles southeast of Montague.
Comanches and Kiowas Fight Settlers on the Wichita River
After attacking settlers near Montague, a band of sixty Comanches and Kiowas fight 25 settlers on the banks of the Wichita...
Big Tree’s Raid
Kiowa Chief Big Tree leads 300 Kiowas and Comanches on a raid through Cooke County and southeast Montague County. Attacking...
U.S. Soldiers Attack Kiowa and Comanche Camp on the Brazos River
Captains Henry Carroll and Edward M. Heyl lead 95 soldiers to a joint Kiowa-Comanche camp on the Salt Fork of the Brazos...
Kiowas and Comanches Attack U.S. Troops on Llano Estacado
Around 500 Kiowa and Comanche warriors attack a 200-strong U.S. scouting expedition near present-day Crosbyton. The soldiers...
Comanches and Kiowas Raid Dimmitt County Settlements
A raiding party of around 60 Comanches and Kiowas raid settlements in northwest Dimmit County. They loot a number of ranches...
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...
Comanches and Kiowas Attack Young County Ranchers
Forty Comanches and Kiowas attack a party of twelve ranchers four miles east of Graham. Three ranchers and killed; five are...