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Elm Creek Fight
Fifteen rangers under George B. Erath attack a party of approximately 100 Indians on Elm Creek in Milam County, eight...
Neches River Skirmish
A company of volunteers organized in response to the theft of cattle and horses along the Neches River is attacked by...
Four Indians Killed at Bandera Pass
San Antonio residents pursue a party of Indians who had raided a farmhouse on the Cibolo Creek six days earlier to Bandera...
Sulphur River Raid
Volunteers led by Charles Black and Charles S. Stewart (pictured) attack Indians near the Sulphur River in retaliation for...
Mexican Horse Thieves Killed
A Seguin ranger company led by Capt. James H. Callahan kills six Mexican horse thieves at York Creek, fifteen miles...
Battle of Village Creek
General Edward H. Tarrant leads 80 Texans to the Three Forks of the Trinity River in response to Indian raids in the area....
Cross Timbers Fight
Milam County volunteers under the command of Capt. George Erath engages a party of Indians on the Brazos River in the Cross...
Milam Residents Kill Two Indians
Four Indians suspected of horse theft are pursued by 15 citizens of Milam. The Indians were butchering a buffalo on the...
Indians Killed on Red River
After stealing horses in Sherman, three Indians are pursued by residents to the Red River. Two Indians are killed; the third...
Little River Settlers Pursue Indians
After a herd of horses is stolen from Daniel Monroe on the Little River, four Anglos pursue a small party of Indians upriver...
U.S. Troops Attack Indians on the Nueces River
A ranger company under the command of Capt. John A. Veach pursues a party of Indians near Eagle Pass, overtaking it near the...
Two Settlers Fight Indians in Mills County
William Jenkins and John Willis track a small party of Indians in Mills County, 17 miles northwest of present-Goldthwaite....
Settlers Fight Indians on San Saba River
A party of settlers, including Alex Hall, Jr., tracks the group of Indians that had killed Alexander “Beardy” Hall to Jerry...
Settler Party Fights Indians outside Milsap
A party of settlers tracks a group of unidentified Indians to Bennett, near present-day Milsap. One settler, Andrew Jackson...
U.S. Cavalry Attacks Indian Camp on Lower Pecos River
A cavalry unit led by Capt. John A. Wilcox attacks an unidentified Indian camp on the lower Pecos River, near present-day...
U.S. Troops Attack Indians at Hubbard Creek
U.S. soldiers track the Indians that had killed George Hazlewood near Hubbard Creek. The soldiers catch up to the party and...
Indians Kill Three Blanco County Settlers
Twenty-one unidentified Indians attack settlers near North Cypress Creek in Blanco County. They kill three and briefly take...
Settlers Fight Indians on the Upper Brazos River
At least seven settlers including Milt and Bose Ikard, track sixteen unidentified Indians to the upper Brazos River, six...
Settlers Fight Indians at Slipdown Mountain
A posse of settlers including Riley and Fine Earnest, track Indians to Slipdown Mountain, fifteen miles east of Mineral...
Battle of Lookout Point
Ten settlers track Indians (either Comanche or Kiowa) suspected of stealing horses in Hood County. They encounter and kill...