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Apaches Pursued by Seguin Residents
A party of eight or nine Lipan Apaches attempt to steal horses in the town of Seguin. They are pursued by local residents;...
Caddo Indian Killed
Indians shoot at Helms Irving and steal his horses near Wilson Creek, west of present-day McKinney. One Caddo Indian is...
Wichitas Killed by Texas Rangers
After stealing horses from a ranger company, a party of eleven Wichita (Tawakoni) Indians is pursued and overtaken at the...
Indians Killed on Red River
After stealing horses in Sherman, three Indians are pursued by residents to the Red River. Two Indians are killed; the third...
Three Comanches Killed in San Marcos
Three Comanches steal horses from the farm of General Edward Burleson. They are pursued and killed by Burleson, his son, and...
U.S. Troops Skirmish with Comanches
U.S. troops under the command of Capt. James S. Gillett seek to recover horses stolen by a party of Comanches on the Leona...
San Antonio Residents Killed
Two residents of San Antonio, a man and a woman, are killed by Comanches in response to the death of members of the tribe by...
Wichitas Kill Three Surveyors
A party of surveyors is attacked by Indians, believed to be Wichitas (Wacos), near Johnson’s Station (in present-day west...
Texas Rangers Kill Caddo Youth
In retaliation for the death of three surveyors, M. T. Johnson’s ranger company kills a Caddo (Kadohadocho) Indian boy near...
Dewitt County Volunteers Skirmish with Lipan Apaches
In response to a rash of murders and horse thefts, a group of thirty-two DeWitt County volunteers pursue a party of Indians...
Fannin County Residents Killed
Five residents of Fannin County killed by Shawnees, in response to the murder of two members of the tribe on the lower...
Comanches Kill Anglo Captives
In response to the deaths of thirty-five members of the tribe at the Council House Fight in San Antonio on March 19, the...
Little River Settlers Pursue Indians
After a herd of horses is stolen from Daniel Monroe on the Little River, four Anglos pursue a small party of Indians upriver...
U.S. Troops Attack Indians on the Nueces River
A ranger company under the command of Capt. John A. Veach pursues a party of Indians near Eagle Pass, overtaking it near the...
Rio Frio Skirmish
Four to five Mexicans skirmish with Texas rangers under Capt. Jack Hays near the Rio Frio. One Mexican, Leandro Garza, a...
Wichitas Pursued by U.S. Troops
Having stolen fifty horses, a small party of Wichitas (Wacos) is pursued by U.S. troops under Benjamin McCulloch near the...
U.S. Soldiers Attack Comanches at Clear Creek
Twenty-three soldiers led by Lt. Fitzhugh Lee, encounter Comanches herding stolen livestock up the Pecan Bayou. The soldiers...
U.S. Soldiers Attack a Comanche Camp at Kickapoo Creek
U.S. soldiers attack a Comanche camp at Kickapoo Creek in north Concho County. They kill four Comanches and wound several...
Two Comanches Killed in Santa Anna Mountains
A party of settlers tracks and kills two Comanches as they lead a stolen herd of cattle through the Santa Anna Mountains
U.S. Soldiers Attack Comanche Camp
U.S. soldiers find a Comanche camp in the vicinity of Kickapoo Creek, 28 miles east of present-day San Angelo. The soldiers...