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Rangers Attack Indians near Laredo
Lt. Walter W. Hudson and his men attack a band of Indians, probably Comanches, near Laredo. The Indians kill two rangers,...
Rangers Attack Comanches at Agua Dulce Creek
Capt. John S. Ford and around sixteen rangers attack a similar number of Comanches at Agua Dulce Creek. Four Indians die in...
Rangers Kill Seven Comanches
Lt. Andrew J. Walker and other rangers including Ed Stevens, attack seven Comanches twelve miles north of present-day San...
Rangers Kill Comanches Near Laredo
Lt. Andy Walker and eighteen rangers attack a band of fifteen Comanches at the Arroyo del Gato near Laredo. The rangers...
Burleson’s Fight
En route to Fort McIntosh, Lt. Ed Burleson (son of Gen. Edward Burleson) orders his rangers to attack three Comanche Indians...
Comanches Attacked by Mounted Volunteers
Eighteen mounted volunteers attack a Comanche camp on the headwaters of the Leona River. They kill seven out of the eleven...
Rangers Attack Indian Camp
Cpt. Owen Shaw and other rangers attack an Indian camp on San Roque Creek. The rangers kill nine Indians and wound eleven...
Two Kidnapped Near Fort Belknap
Comanches raid a house near Fort Belknap, carrying off a woman and a twelve-year-old girl. U.S. soldiers pursue the raiders...
Three Comanches Killed in San Marcos
Three Comanches steal horses from the farm of General Edward Burleson. They are pursued and killed by Burleson, his son, and...
U.S. Troops Skirmish with Comanches
U.S. troops under the command of Capt. James S. Gillett seek to recover horses stolen by a party of Comanches on the Leona...
San Antonio Residents Killed
Two residents of San Antonio, a man and a woman, are killed by Comanches in response to the death of members of the tribe by...
U.S. Soldiers Attack Comanches at Clear Creek
Twenty-three soldiers led by Lt. Fitzhugh Lee, encounter Comanches herding stolen livestock up the Pecan Bayou. The soldiers...
U.S. Soldiers Attack a Comanche Camp at Kickapoo Creek
U.S. soldiers attack a Comanche camp at Kickapoo Creek in north Concho County. They kill four Comanches and wound several...
Two Comanches Killed in Santa Anna Mountains
A party of settlers tracks and kills two Comanches as they lead a stolen herd of cattle through the Santa Anna Mountains
U.S. Soldiers Attack Comanche Camp
U.S. soldiers find a Comanche camp in the vicinity of Kickapoo Creek, 28 miles east of present-day San Angelo. The soldiers...
Comanches Killed at Paint Creek
Settlers living near Hubbard Creek and five visitors including John R. Baylor, track and kill thirteen Comanches at Paint...
Battle of Pease River
Capt. Lawrence Ross leads Texas Rangers, U.S. cavalry, and civilian volunteers to a Comanche camp at the junction of Mule...
Settlers Fight Comanches on Pecan Bayou
A party of eleven settlers fight a similar number of Comanches off Pecan Bayou, seven miles west of present-day Goldthwaite...
Texas Troops Fight Comanches on San Saba River
Texas Mounted Rifles led by Maj. James “Buck” Barry fight Comanches on the San Saba River in Mason County. They kill three...
Settlers Fight Comanches on the North Prong Medina River
Fifteen settlers led by Taylor Thompson track a party of Comanches that had raided the farmhouse of Fritz Krawitz a few days...