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Delaware – Comanche Skirmish
Several Comanches are killed trying to cross the Rio Grande en route to Chihuahua, Mexico, which would be where the Pecos...
Comanches Attack Mail Train at Devil’s River
Twenty-three Comanches attack a mail train at the Painted Caves of Devil’s River. William A. “Bigfoot” Wallace and eight...
Soldiers Attack Indian Camps on Rio Grande
Capt. James Oakes, thirty cavalrymen, and nineteen infantry attack three separate bands of Indians around the junction of...
U.S. Troops Kill Apaches Near Fort Clark
Three days after encountering and attacking Apaches near their post, U.S. troops at Fort Clark (present-day Brackettville)...
Devil’s River Skirmish
A company of seventeen men led by Lt. John B. Hood encounter some fifty Comanches near Devil’s River. A fight ensues in...
Wagon Train Near Devil’s River Attacked
Comanches ambush a wagon train led by William A. “Bigfoot” Wallace at an upper crossing of the Devil’s River, near present-...
U.S. Cavalry Attacks Indian Camp on Lower Pecos River
A cavalry unit led by Capt. John A. Wilcox attacks an unidentified Indian camp on the lower Pecos River, near present-day...
U.S. Troops Attack Indians outside Juno
A black regiment of U.S. soldiers led by Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie encounters a party of unidentified Indians near Juno. They...
U.S. Soldiers Fight Kiowas and Comanches
U.S. soldiers pursue Kiowas and Comanches responsible for attacking a wagon train at Howard’s Well. The two parties engage...
Settlers Fight Comanches
Anglo settlers form a posse to track Comanches committing depredations in Uvalde County. They find the Indians near Beaver...
U.S. Troops Fight Comanches
U.S. soldiers and three black Seminole scouts led by Lt. John L. Bullis attack roughly 30 Comanches at Eagle Nest Creek....
U.S. Troops Fight Comanches
Lt. Andrew Geddes leads U.S. soldiers and Black Seminole Scouts in an attack on Comanches at the mouth of the Pecos River...