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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,...
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...
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...
U.S. Soldiers Fight Kiowas and Comanches
U.S. soldiers pursue Kiowas and Comanches responsible for attacking a wagon train at Howard’s Well. The two parties engage...
U.S. Soldiers Attack Kiowas and Comanches
U.S. soldiers led by Lt. Charles L. Hudson attack a party of thirty Kiowas and Comanches in the vicinity of Rocksprings,...
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
In the decisive battle of the Red River War, thirteen companies of U.S. troops led by Col. Ranald Mackenzie attack a camp of...