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U.S. Troops Attack Comanches
Fifty-five U.S. soldiers and eighteen Tonkawa scouts led by Lt. Col. George P. Buell track Comanches suspected of raiding....
Comanches Kill Two Settlers Near Canadian River
Comanches kill Dave Dudley and John Wallace at Chicken Creek, near the Canadian River, twenty-seven miles north of present-...
Battle of Red River
In the first major battle of the Red River War, six hundred U.S. soldiers under the command of Nelson A Miles engage roughly...
U.S. Soldiers Fight Kiowas and Comanches
Four U.S. soldiers encounter an unknown number of Kiowa and Comanche Indians on Whitefish Creek in northeast Donley County....
Battle of Lyman’s Wagon Train
More than 400 Kiowas and Comanches attack a wagon train on the Upper Washita River, on the eastern edge of the Panhandle,...
Buffalo Wallow Fight
Four U.S. soldiers and two civilian scouts are surrounded by 100 Kiowas and Comanches near the junction of Gageby Creek and...
Battle of Sweetwater Creek
Two hundred U.S. troops led by Maj. William R. Price encounter four hundred Kiowas and Comanches between Sweetwater Creek...
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...
U.S. Soldiers Attack Comanche Camp
U.S. soldiers led by Col. Ranald Mackenzie attack a Comanche camp at Lagunas Quatras, just south of Tahoka. They kill two...
U.S. Soldiers Attack Comanches
A sixteen-man detachment of Texas Rangers led by Lt. B. F. Best attack a small group of Comanches near Brownwood. They kill...
Comanches Fight Texas Rangers
Comanches attack a party of Texas Rangers, including Scott Cooley and William Trayweek, at Elm Creek in Menard County. Five...
Texas Rangers Fight Comanches
Lt. Daniel W. Roberts and twelve rangers fight eleven Comanches about fifteen miles south of Menard. The rangers kill nine...
Settlers Fight Comanches
Anglo settlers form a posse to track Comanches committing depredations in Uvalde County. They find the Indians near Beaver...
U.S. Troops Fight Comanches
U.S. soldiers and three black Seminole scouts led by Lt. John L. Bullis attack roughly 30 Comanches at Eagle Nest Creek....
Texas Rangers Attack Comanches
About twenty Texas Rangers in Maj. John B. Jones Frontier Battalion attack seven Comanches after spotting them from Spy Knob...
U.S. Troops Fight Comanches
Lt. Andrew Geddes leads U.S. soldiers and Black Seminole Scouts in an attack on Comanches at the mouth of the Pecos River...
Buffalo Hunters Attack Comanches
A party of 45 buffalo hunters attacks a 300-strong Comanche camp. The Comanches repel the attackers, wounding five of them,...
Buffalo Soldiers Attack Comanches
Capt. Phillip L. Lee and 42 African-American soldiers attack a group of Comanches near present-day Morton. They kill at...
Comanches Kill Junction Youth
Comanches attack Isaac N. Kountz and his brother Sebastian two miles southwest of Junction. Sixteen-year-old Isaac is killed...
Comanches Kill Four Kerrville Children
In one of the last Indian raids in Kerr County, Comanches kill four of James Dowdy’s children while they are minding the...