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Mule Drivers Killed by Mexican Guerrillas
A team of mule-drivers carrying supplies for Zachary Taylor’s army from Corpus Christi to Port Isabel is attacked by Mexican...
Three Surveyors Killed
A surveying party of five whites and two Shawnee Indians is attacked by Indians, probably Comanches, along the Blanco River...
German Surveyors Killed by Wichitas
Wichita Indians (Wacos) kill four Germans surveying on the San Saba River. Comanches are initially blamed for the attack.
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...
Comanches and Kiowas Attack Surveyors
Comanches and Kiowas attack a surveying party at Westover, forty-one miles southwest of Wichita Falls. Two Indians and one...