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Comanche Skirmish at San Antonio
A 35-man presidial company skirmishes with and disperses a group of Indians, probably Comanches, on the outskirts of San...
Coleto Creek Fight
Two Texas militiamen serving under Captain John Pierson are killed in a fight with Comanches on Coleto Creek, seven miles...
Mexican Troops Raid San Antonio Ranch
Mexican militia commander Manuel Savariego raids Alexander ranch, 20 miles southwest of San Antonio, and captures...
Second Lockhart and Putnam Rescue Effort
Ben McCulloch leads a second unsuccessful expedition to rescue the Lockhart and Putnam children composed of five settlers...
Rangers Fight Comanches at Todos Santos Creek
Twenty rangers under Captain "Bigfoot" Wallace discover approximately 80 Comanches at Todos Santos Creek ten miles south of...
Deserters Killed by Indians
Two deserters of Edward Burleson’s Frontier Regiment are found killed, probably by Comanche Indians, near the fork of the...
Austin Resident Killed
A man named Kaughman is killed by Comanches while hunting on Williamson’s Creek, a fork of Onion Creek, five miles west of...
Austin Residents Killed by Comanches
Two Austin residents, a butcher and an English laborer, are killed in the recently-establish city by Comanches.
Council House Fight
Violence erupts on the streets of San Antonio when peace talks break down between the Lamar administration and the Penateka...
Texan Killed on San Marcos River
Comanches kill Leander C. Cunningham on the San Marcos River.
Texans Skirmish with Comanches on Rio Frio
John R. Cunningham’s Frontier Regiment skirmishes with Comanches eight miles west of Frio River and eight miles above the...
Lavaca Residents Killed by Comanches
Joel Ponton and Tucker Foley of Lavaca are attacked by Comanches at Ponton Creek, on the road from Columbus to Gonzales....
Texas Scouts Attacked on Arenosa Creek
Three Texas scouts are chased by the large Comanche war party that had sacked the port of Linnville one day earlier. One...
Bastrop Settler Killed
Michael Nash, a carpenter, is killed by Indians, probably Comanches, three miles outside of Bastrop.
Comanches Kill Travis County Chief Justice
James Smith, chief justice of Travis County, is killed by Comanches while searching for hogs in the woods outside of Austin...
Two Mexican-Texans Killed by Comanches
Two Mexicans are killed by Comanches near José Antonio Navarro’s ranch on the east bank of the Guadalupe River, near present...
Lewis Expedition Attacks Comanches
Texas rangers under the command of Capt. Mark Lewis encounter a band of Comanches between the San Saba and Llano rivers....
Nueces River Skirmish
Texas rangers under the command of Capt. Mark Lewis encounter two parties of Comanches between the San Saba and the Llano...
Enchanted Rock Skirmish With Comanches
Separated from his company, Capt. Jack Hays manages to successfully hold off a large number of Comanches from atop Enchanted...
Mexicans Attack Comanches at Medina River
A party of seven Comanches is pursued and overtaken by eight Mexicans near the mouth of the Medina River. Three Indians and...