GeoCoords:
Latitude: 28.704314000000
Longitude: -96.700360000000
Longitude: -96.700360000000
County:
- Victoria
Date:
August 7, 1840
Time Period:
Description:
After attacking the town of Victoria on August 6, a large force of Comanches follows the Guadalupe River towards the coast, killing a wagoner on Placedo Creek.
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
John Henry Brown, Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas (Austin: L. E. Daniel, 1896), 79.
Craig H. Roell, "Linnville Raid of 1840," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/btl01), accessed July 14, 2016.
Comanche War Party Original Title: Comanche War Party, Mounted on Wild Horses
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1834-1837
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/comanche-war-party-mounted-wild-horses-4013
Image Accessed: April 2, 2019
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 28.704314000000
Longitude: -96.700360000000
Longitude: -96.700360000000
County:
- Victoria
Date:
August 7, 1840
Event Description:
After attacking the town of Victoria on August 6, a large force of Comanches follows the Guadalupe River towards the coast, killing a wagoner on Placedo Creek.
Tribe:
- Comanches
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
John Henry Brown, Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas (Austin: L. E. Daniel, 1896), 79.
Craig H. Roell, "Linnville Raid of 1840," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/btl01), accessed July 14, 2016.
Comanche War Party Original Title: Comanche War Party, Mounted on Wild Horses
Image Type: Oil on canvas
Creator: George Catlin, 1834-1837
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Image Viewed: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/comanche-war-party-mounted-wild-horses-4013
Image Accessed: April 2, 2019