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Comanche Attack Wagon at Johnson’s Peak
Comanches kill Peter Cartright Johnson and his son at the base of what would later be known as Johnson’s Peak.
Tackett Family Attacked by Indians
Pleasant Tackett, a Methodist preacher and his three sons, fight twelve Indians at the foot of what would become known as...
Comanches Attacked Near Balcones Escarpment
Five soldiers and fifteen settlers track down a slightly lesser number of Comanches who had stolen horses near the Balcones...
Indians Kill Llano Resident
Llano resident and Methodist preacher Jonas Dancer is killed by a small party of Indians, probably Comanches, fourteen miles...
Llano River Skirmish with Comanches
U.S. troops led by Lt. William B. Hazen—in cooperation with a thirty-man volunteer force of Texans—pursue a party of...
Comanches Kill Three on Medina River
Three men and a twelve-year-old boy are killed by Comanches on the Medina River north of Castroville.
Three Surveyors Killed
A surveying party of five whites and two Shawnee Indians is attacked by Indians, probably Comanches, along the Blanco River...
Comanches Attack U.S. Troops
Having recently captured Chihuahua, Col. Alexander Doniphan sends Maj. Campbell and thirty-two dragoons with dispatches for...
South Texas Residents Killed
Several Mexicans and “one or two” Americans are reported killed by Comanches south of Corpus Christi.
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...
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.
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...
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...