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Land Agent Killed near San Antonio
Land agent Thomas McQueen is robbed and severely wounded by a party of Indians, probably Comanche, on the Medina River,...
Mexican Troops Skirmish with Anglo Colonists
Skirmish between Anglo colonists led by John Bird and Mexican cavalry near San Antonio results in five Mexicans killed....
Surveyors near San Antonio Killed
Indians, probably Comanches, attack a surveying party near San Antonio, between the Medina and San Geronimo Rivers. All...
Comanches Skirmish with San Antonio Residents
Eighteen San Antonio residents are killed--nine Anglos and nine Mexicans--probably by Comanches, a few miles west of San...
German Settlers kill Delaware Indian
Believing a Delaware Indian had assisted Comanches in a raid, a crowd of German settlers shoot the Indian to death at the...
Indians Kill German Settler
German settler Jacob Moehler is killed by Indians five miles outside of Castroville.
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.
Laredo Merchants Killed
A party of Mexicans traders is robbed on the road to Laredo, allegedly by residents of San Antonio. An unknown number are...
Mexican Troops Kill Wichitas
Having briefly occupied San Antonio, retreating Mexican troops commanded by Gen. Rafael Vasquez encounter a party of Wichita...
Medina River Skirmish
Capt. Jack Hays and fifteen men skirmish with defensores (militia) under the command of former Bexar resident Antonio Perez...
Wichitas Killed by Texas Rangers
After stealing horses from a ranger company, a party of eleven Wichita (Tawakoni) Indians is pursued and overtaken at the...
Comanches Kill Three on Medina River
Three men and a twelve-year-old boy are killed by Comanches on the Medina River north of Castroville.
Indians Attack Camp Lincoln
A party of Indians attacks Camp Lincoln, on Seco Creek, near present-day D’Hanis. One soldier is killed; several horses are...
Settler Killed on Medina River
Ruben Smith is killed by a band of 35-40 Lipan Apaches near his farm on Live Oak Slough on the Medina River, five miles...
Settlers Fight Apaches on Chacon Creek in Medina County
A party of settlers track a band of 35-40 Lipan Apaches suspected of committing depredations in the Hondo Valley. They...
German Children Captured by Comanches
Comanches raid the Krawitz household, ten miles south of Bandera. They seriously wound Krawitz and capture his three...
Lipan Apaches Kill Medina County Settler
Lipan Apaches kill Harms Gerdes near Quihi, eight miles east of Hondo.
Comanches Attack Medina County Settlers
Comanches attack four men at Verde Creek, four miles northwest of Hondo. One Comanche is killed.
Indians Kill Devine Resident
Unidentified Indians kill Joe Wilton in the vicinity of Devine.