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Montague County Settler Killed
Comanches kill Richmond “Mack” Boren on Salt Creek, below the Red River in Montague County, eight miles north of Nocona.
Comanches Attack Settlers at Salt Creek
Comanches attack a number of settlers at Salt Creek, about eleven miles southwest of Jacksboro. They wound a woman and take...
Texas Militiamen Fight Kiowas and Comanches at Ellison Springs
Lt. Singleton Gilbert and fifteen Texas militiamen encounter 35 Kiowas and Comanches at Ellison Springs, near present-day...
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,...
Settlers Fight Comanches on the Leona River
Eleven settlers elected Levi English captain and tracked 36 Comanches to the junction of the Leona and Frio Rivers. A...
Comanches Kill Two Squaw Creek Settlers
Comanches kill Henry and Johanna Kensing within a mile of Squaw Creek, 40 miles south of Fort Worth.
Comanches Take German Youth Captive
Comanches take thirteen-year-old Rudolph Gottlieb into captivity on the north bank of the Pedernales River, six miles...
Indians Kill Reynolds Creek Settler
Unidentified Indians, probably Comanches and/or Kiowas, kill Phil Runnels at Reynolds Creek, near Waco, while he was cutting...
Comanches Fight Palo Pinto County Cattle Rustlers
About a dozen cattle rustlers engage ten Comanches in northeast Palo Pinto County. The Comanches mortally wound one of the...
Comanches Kill Two Settlers in Parker County
Comanches kill Bohlen Savage at his home on Sanchez Creek. Traveling two miles west, they kill his brother James Savage at...
Comanches Attack Parker County Settlers
A large group of Comanches attack settlers in the communities of Opal and Terrapin Neck, -- about three miles northeast of...
Comanches and Kiowas Raid Waggoner’s Ranch
Forty Comanches and Kiowas raid Waggoner’s Ranch, about twelve miles south of Vernon. A herder, George Halsell, is killed.
Comanches Kill Settler Near Camp Colorado
Comanches kill Edmund B. McReynolds about six miles southeast of Camp Colorado in Coleman County.
Comanches Fight U.S. Troops at Salt Creek in Wise County
Comanches fight U.S. soldiers at Salt Creek in Wise County, killing two of them and forcing the remainder to retreat.
Comanches Attack Settlers at Tecumseh Creek
A large number of Comanches attack five settlers and a black freeman at Tecumseh Creek. The freeman, Ward, is killed; John...
Comanches Kill Settler Near Fort McKavett
Comanches kill William McDougall within a few miles east of Fort McKavett.
Indians Kill Youth on the West Fork of Trinity River
Comanches or Kiowas kill seventeen-year-old Logan B. Higgins on the West Fork Trinity River, roughly ten miles south of...
Comanches Kill Weatherford Settler
An unknown number of Comanches kill John Leeper at his home twelve miles north of Weatherford.
Settler Killed on Little Wichita River
Comanches attack two men, J. M. Koger and Thomas Norris, on Little Wichita River, northwest of Henrietta. The Comanches kill...