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Snively Expedition
As part of the ongoing border conflict between Texas and Mexico, an expedition under the command of Jacob Snively seeks to...
Comanches Raid Corpus Christi
A series of engagements with a Comanche raiding party in the Corpus Christi area results in four Anglos killed, and four...
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...
Navarro Ranch Overseer Killed
The Mexican overseer at the ranch of José Antonio Navarro, a few miles north of Seguin, is killed by Comanche Indians.
Comanches Kill Gonzales County Resident
A Comanche raiding party kills a resident of Gonzales County.
Comanches Attack Mexican Merchants
A party of traders traveling from the Rio Grande to San Antonio is attacked by Comanches at the Leona River. One man is...
South Texas Residents Killed
Several Mexicans and “one or two” Americans are reported killed by Comanches south of Corpus Christi.
German Settler Killed
A German settler is shot by Indians, presumably Comanches, on Comanche Creek, thirty miles northwest of Fredericksburg.
June: Mexican Teamsters Killed
Seven Mexicans teamsters employed by the U.S. Army are killed by Comanches on the Leona River, sixty miles southwest of San...
Comanches Killed near San Antonio
A party of Americans engage in a skirmish with Comanche Indians, fifty miles below San Antonio. One American and five...
Comanches Kill Laredo Merchant
A Tejano merchant of Laredo is killed by Indians, probably Comanches, a few miles south of Corpus Christi.
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...
Comanches Kill Concho Stage Station Settler
Comanches kill a man named Morris near Concho Stage Station on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route, on the western edge of...
Comanches Kill Settler on Upper Colorado River
Comanches attack three Settlers near the San Saba County and Brown County border. They kill one man, Richard Robbins, and...
Comanches Raid Menard County Farmhouse
Comanches kill three members of the Parks family and burn their house near Little Saline Creek, in the southeast corner of...
Comanches Kill Fredericksburg Settler
Comanches kill a German settler named Berg seven miles east of Fredericksburg.