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Mounted Riflemen Attack Comanches near San Ygnacio
Twelve mounted riflemen under Lt. Gordon Granger, attack a party of thirty Comanches on the Rio Grande near San Ygnacio. Two...
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...
Troops Skirmish with Comanches Near San Diego
Sixteen soldiers led by Capt. Michael E. Van Buren engage a band of Comanches in the vicinity of San Diego. The US troops...
Indians Attack Mail Train
Thirteen Indians attack a mail train three miles outside of D’Hanis en route to Eagle Pass. One Indian is wounded.
Indians Kill Settler near Fort Belknap
Two Indians, reportedly Comanches, kill a man named Seidmore at his home near Fort Belknap, ten miles west of present-day...
Delawares and Comanches Skirmish near Red River
A party of Delawares set out from Fort Belknap to track down Comanches that had stolen dozens of their horses. The Delawares...
Indians Kill Two People on the Cibolo
Six Indians, believed to be Comanches, attack a house on the Cibolo some eighteen miles away from San Antonio. The Indians...
U.S. Troops Attack Indians at Turkey Creek
Capt. Thomas Claiborne Jr. and a number of troops—as well as a posse of Laredo residents—hunt for Indians (Comanches or...
Comanches Killed by U.S. Troops
Sanaco, a Comanche chief, and fifteen to twenty other Comanches arrive at Fort Chadbourne. U.S. troops, suspecting them...
U.S. Troops Kill Two Comanches
U.S. troops led by Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee are dispatched to search for Indians and encounter some Comanches near present-day...
U.S. Cavalry Kill Comanches on the Concho River
While scouting along the Middle Concho River, U.S. Cavalry under the command of Capt. William R. Bradfute, encounter eleven...
Comanches Skirmish with Caddo Indians
About fifty Comanches attack a number of Anadarko Indians (Caddos) in the vicinity of the Arbuckle Mountains and Washita...
U.S. Cavalry Skirmish with Comanches
A U.S. cavalry unit commanded by Lt. Richard W. Johnson encounter a group of around ten Comanches in the vicinity of present...
U.S. Troops Skirmish with Comanches
U.S. troops from the 8th Infantry skirmish with a number of Comanches at Howard’s Well in present-day Pandale. Four soldiers...
U.S. Cavalry Kill Comanches near Concho River
U.S. Cavalry, dispatched from Fort Mason to scout up the North Fork of the Concho River, encounter a number of Comanches...
Comanches Attack Baggett Family Ranch
Ten Comanches approach the Baggett family’s farm, eleven miles east of Comanches. The Indians kill one of the Baggett...
Comanches Skirmish with Residents of Comanche
A raiding party of Comanches come within one mile of Comanche’s public square when they are engaged by the town’s scouts....
Comanches Attack Mail Station
A large number of Comanches attack Johnson’s Station, in present-day San Angelo. One Indian is killed, two whites are...
Devil’s River Skirmish
A company of seventeen men led by Lt. John B. Hood encounter some fifty Comanches near Devil’s River. A fight ensues in...
Wagon Train Near Devil’s River Attacked
Comanches ambush a wagon train led by William A. “Bigfoot” Wallace at an upper crossing of the Devil’s River, near present-...