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Battle of Refugio
In a series of engagements in and near the Nuestra Señora Refugio Mission, a force of 1,500 Mexican troops under Gen....
Mexican Schooner Seized
Isaac W. Burton’s rangers capture the Mexican schooner Watchman, with supplies for the Mexican army, in Copano...
Mexican schooners seized
Isaac W. Burton’s rangers capture the Mexican schooners Comanche, and Fanny Butler with supplies for...
Comanches Raid Refugio
Lawler, Howard and several other citizens of Refugio are killed by Comanches.
Anglo Merchants Killed by Mexican Militia
Manuel Savariego and 200 Mexican defensores (militia) attack a group of Anglo and Mexican traders on the road from Goliad...
Henry Wax Karnes Attacked by Mexican Smugglers
En route to Copano, Henry Wax Karnes is attacked by Mexican smugglers five miles northwest of Refugio. Karnes is wounded...
Lipan Apaches Kill Maj. Charles Bryant
Lipan Apaches attack a group of rangers led by Maj. Charles Bryant some ten miles outside of Refugio near Chocolate Bay....
Indians Kidnap Anglo Boy
Indians kidnap Timothy Hart’s twelve-year-old son within two miles of Mission de Refugio.
Battle of Hynes Bay
Citizens of Refugio County organize a posse of twenty to thirty volunteers and attack a Karankawa camp on the shores of...
Mexican Troops Attack Refugio
Mexican soldiers enter Refugio where, according to reports, they kill “a few” men. A number of residents were also captured...
Refugio Attacked by Mexicans
Mexican leader Agatón Quiñones leads sixty men in a surprise attack on Refugio, capturing several Anglo citizens. Two...
Mexican Troops Attack Lipan Apaches
Mexican troops attack a party of Lipan Apaches outside Refugio. Several Indians are killed; two are captured and executed.
Vigilantes Kill Three in Refugio
Vigilantes abduct and hang three Mexican men, a father and his two sons, from the local jail in Refugio, where they are held...
Vigilantes Kill Three Men
Anglo vigilantes take three Mexicans from the custody of the local sheriff in Refugio. One Mexican is trampled to death in...