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Comanches Attack Horn and Harris Party
A party of 60 Comanches (part of a larger group estimated to be about 400), attack two families and several men, former...
Mexican Militia Killed
Two Mexicans militia men (defensores) are killed on the Nueces River near San Patricio by Comanches.
Karakawas Kill Five American Sailors
Karankawas kill five American sailors shipwrecked on the northern end of Padre Island.
Rangers Attack Comanches at Agua Dulce Creek
Capt. John S. Ford and around sixteen rangers attack a similar number of Comanches at Agua Dulce Creek. Four Indians die in...
Indians Kill One at Agua Dulce Creek
Twenty-five Indians attack a party of thirteen mustangers at Agua Dulce Creek. The Indians kill one and wound three others.
Indians Kill Two near San Patricio
Fifteen Indians attack two Mexicans and two Anglos roughly three miles south of San Patricio. One Mexican and one Anglo die...
Lipan Apaches Attack Mexican Troops
A large war party of 300 Lipan Apaches and Tonkawas pursue the Mexican troops commanded by Lt. Col. Ramon Valera who had...
Comanches Raid Corpus Christi
A series of engagements with a Comanche raiding party in the Corpus Christi area results in four Anglos killed, and four...
Comanches Steal Horses at Kinney’s Ranch
A party of fifty Comanches steal several dozen horses at Kinney’s Ranch, Corpus Christi. Four Indians are killed. Other...
Comanches Kill Corpus Christi Resident
James Kenney, the eldest son of Austin County resident Rev. John Wesley Kenney, is killed by Comanches near the mouth of the...
South Texas Residents Killed
Several Mexicans and “one or two” Americans are reported killed by Comanches south of Corpus Christi.
Comanches Kill Laredo Merchant
A Tejano merchant of Laredo is killed by Indians, probably Comanches, a few miles south of Corpus Christi.