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U.S. Troops Attack Indians near Carrizo Springs
Capt. Llewellyn Jones and eleven of his men overtake a party of Indians about four miles outside of Carrizo Springs. One...
U.S. Troops Skirmish with Mescalero Apaches
The U.S. Cavalry under Captain Charles F. Ruff fight fifteen Mescalero Apaches at Eagle Springs, some twenty miles southeast...
U.S. Troops Kill Three Indians at the Headwaters of the Guadalupe River
While on a scouting mission under the command of Capt. Albert G.Brackett, a U.S. cavalry unit encounters an encampment of...
Soldiers Attack Indian Camps on Rio Grande
Capt. James Oakes, thirty cavalrymen, and nineteen infantry attack three separate bands of Indians around the junction of...
U.S. Cavalry Fight Indians at Kickapoo Creek
A U.S. Cavalry unit under the command of one Sgt. Walter McDonald (or McDonnell), led by guide José Policarpi "Polly"...
Texans Skirmish with Laredo Militia
A ranger company of 25 Anglos and Tejanos led by John C. Hays skirmishes with Laredo militia ten miles outside of town. Nine...
Battle of Salado Creek
In response to the capture of San Antonio one week earlier, more than 200 Texas volunteers engage Mexican troops under the...
Battle of La Bolsa
Texas Rangers encounter Mexican insurgents led by Juan Cortina on the Rio Grande at La Bolsa Bend, 12 miles southwest of...