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Henry Wax Karnes Attacked by Mexican Smugglers
En route to Copano, Henry Wax Karnes is attacked by Mexican smugglers five miles northwest of Refugio. Karnes is wounded...
Anglo Bandits Rob Mexican Merchants
A party of Anglo-Texan bandits led by James H. Cocke (aka Cox), a resident of Bastrop, rob Mexican traders near Tahuacano...
South Texas Merchants Killed
A party of Mexican traders en route to Corpus Christi from the Rio Grande is attacked by a group of Americans and...
Killough Fight
Eighteen members of the families of Isaac Killough, George Wood, and Barakias Williams are killed at their settlement...
Mexican Drovers Attacked
A party of Mexican drovers en route to Louisiana is attacked by five Mexican horse thieves, 12 miles east of the William...
Settler Killed on Curry Creek
Jesse Lawhon, an overseer for Judge William Early Jones (pictured), and an enslaved youth are attacked by Indians at Curry...
Mexican Traders Killed
A San Patricio ranger company led by James P. Ownsby, consisting of about thirty Anglos and thirty Lipan Apaches, attacks...
San Patricio Rangers Killed
Mexican defensores (milita) under Capt. Enrique Villarreal pursues a party of San Patricio rangers led by John Yerby, which...
Cow Thieves Killed by Mexican Troops
A small party of Anglo-American cow thieves are killed by Mexican militia on the Colorado River.
Refugio Attacked by Mexicans
Mexican leader Agatón Quiñones leads sixty men in a surprise attack on Refugio, capturing several Anglo citizens. Two...
Mexicans Attacked at Kinney’s Fort
William Cairnes’ spy company attacks a party of Mexican traders near Kinney’s Fort (present-day Corpus Christi). One Mexican...
Laredo Merchants Killed
A party of Mexicans traders is robbed on the road to Laredo, allegedly by residents of San Antonio. An unknown number are...
Texans Killed on Aransas Bay
One or two Texans are killed on Aransas Bay by Mexican marauders.
Son of Apache Chief Killed
Flacco the Younger, son of the Lipan Apache chief, and a companion is murdered in Seguin. A well-known horse thief, James P...
Silvestre de León Murdered
Having fled with his family to New Orleans during the Texas rebellion, Silvestre de León, the son of empresario Martin de...
Mexican Traders Killed
A party of seven to eight Mexican traders is robbed by bandits near Goliad. They are bound to a tree and shot. One merchant...
Ranger Company Executes Three Mexicans
Jack Hays’ ranger company executes three Mexicans who had been stealing horses along the Guadalupe and Colorado Rivers. The...
Mexican Shot near Seguin
Arrested near San Antonio for horse theft, Cristobal Rubio is escorted by two rangers to stand trial in Seguin. He is shot...
Agatón Quinones Killed
Mexican guerrilla leader Agatón Quinones, a former resident of San Antonio, is shot and killed by a party of merchants below...
Mexican Troops Skirmish with Smugglers
A company of mounted Mexican militia skirmishes with contraband traders led by Trinidad Aldrete near Corpus Christi. Several...