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Fort Coleman Rangers Skirmish with Comanches
Captain Micah Andrews’ ranger company at Fort Coleman attacks a Comanche encampment south of the Colorado River and west...
Two Settlers Killed on San Antonio River
Tonkawas kill two settlers on the San Antonio River, north of Camp Vigilance (present-day Floresville).
Tonkawas Killed on Cibolo Creek
Rangers under the command of Juan Seguin kill two Tonkawas, wounding a third, who they believe to be responsible for...
Laredo Skirmish
Erastus “Deaf” Smith skirmishes with Mexican defensores (militia) outside Laredo. Ten Mexicans are killed, ten...
Rangers Skirmish with Tawakonis
A party of 100 Tawakonis (Wichita) steal 32 horses from Juan Seguín’s rangers near Las Cuevas (Natural Bridge Caverns)...
Nashville Resident Killed
A party of Comanches, part of a larger force estimated at 200, kill one man, Neal, outside Nashville, five miles...
Comanches Attack Merchants
A large party of Comanches, estimated at 200, attack a team of wagons near present-day Cameron. Five Texans are killed:...
Comanches Raid Nashville Area Farm
Comanches raid the home of Mr. Robinett, near Nashville, five miles northeast of present-day Gause, driving off a herd of...
Comanches Raid Nashville Farm
Comanches raid the home of Mr. Webb near Nashville. No casualties are reported.
Neches River Skirmish
A company of volunteers organized in response to the theft of cattle and horses along the Neches River is attacked by...
Caddos Attack Ranger Company
A company of rangers is attacked by Caddos near the Falls of the Brazos, near present-day Bucksnort. One Texas, James...
Red River Skirmish
Daniel Montague and 17 Texans attack a band of Kickapoos, Shawnees, Delawares, and Cherokees near Warren. Several Indians...
Caddo Raid near Washington
A party of Caddos kill a woman and a boy, fifteen miles from Washington.
San Antonio Youth Murdered
J.H. Nash stabs a Mexican teenager in San Antonio and escapes from authorities.
Texas Soldier Killed
One Texan (Jackson M. Parker) is shot and killed by Tonkawas on the Nueces River while gathering cattle for the army.
Colorado River Raid
A party of 30 Indians chase three men for three miles along the Colorado River near Fort Mina (at Alum Creek, four miles...
Bastrop Residents Pursue Indians
Residents of Bastrop pursue Indians believed to be Caddos and Wacos (Wichitas) suspected in recent theft of herds of...
Wilbarger Creek Raid
McCullom, a blacksmith, and the son of James Rogers are attacked by Indians, probably Comanches, while cutting trees near...
Upper Brazos River Skirmish
Lieutenant A. B. Van Benthuysen and 18 Texas Rangers encounter a party of Cherokees led by several Kichai (Wichita)...
Battle of Stone Houses
Ten miles south of present-day Windthorst, a party of 18 Texas rangers led by Lieutenant A. B. Van Benthuysen intercept a...