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Battle of Velasco
In the first major conflict between Anglo colonists and the Mexican government, a force of 100-150 Anglos under John...
Merchants Attacked near Brazoria
A party of merchants is fired upon by seven Tonkawas near Brazoria. One Indian is killed.
Correo de México Captured
Mexican cutter Correo de México fires on schooner San Felipe, laden with munitions, near Brazoria....
Colonists Kill Karankawas
Colonists at Bailey’s Prairie (between present day Angleton and West Columbia) kill several Karankawas seeking to buy...
Battle of Jones Creek
Commissioned by Stephen F. Austin to conduct a punitive expedition against the Karankawas for the killing of Austin...
Vigilantes Kill Two Brazoria County Residents
Anglo vigilantes hang two Mexicans at Chocolate Springs, one mile north of present-day Angleton.
Enslaved People Hanged and Whipped at Brazoria
Roughly 100 enslaved persons are whipped in the aftermath of a slave revolt in Brazoria near the lower Brazos River. An...
Slave Shot Trying to Escape
Two days after the attack on Fort Velasco by Anglo colonists, a slave on the Sterling McNeel plantation, was shot trying to...