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Turkey Creek Fight
A four-man scouting party is surprised by Comanches at Turkey Creek, a tributary of the Nueces River, three miles south of...
Youth Killed on Rowlett’s Creek
The son of William Rice is killed by a party of 25 Indians (believed to be Creeks or Cherokees) on Rowlett’s Creek, on the...
Indian Killed by Whites
An Indian, believed to be Delaware, is killed by whites on the Trinity River south of present-day Dallas.
Austin Settlers Killed by Comanches
Daniel Hornsby and William Adkinson are killed by Comanches while fishing on the Colorado River below Austin. The two men...
Comanches Kill Corpus Christi Resident
James Kenney, the eldest son of Austin County resident Rev. John Wesley Kenney, is killed by Comanches near the mouth of the...
German Settlers Killed by Wichitas
Two Germans, Captain Friedrich von Wrede and Lieutenant Oscar Claren, are killed by Indians, believed to be Wichitas (Wacos...
Comanches Kill Three on Medina River
Three men and a twelve-year-old boy are killed by Comanches on the Medina River north of Castroville.
Comanches Attack U.S. Troops
Having recently captured Chihuahua, Col. Alexander Doniphan sends Maj. Campbell and thirty-two dragoons with dispatches for...
Ranger Company Rescues Two Mexican Youths
A ranger company led by Col. Jack Hays encounters a party of Lipan Apaches on the Nueces River. Six Indians are killed. Two...
Two Rangers Killed near Laredo
Robert S. Gilbert and Littleton Rattan are killed by Indians near Laredo.
Rangers Attack Wichita Hunting Party
Texas rangers under the command of Samuel Highsmith attack a Wichita hunting party on the Llano River, killing twenty-two of...
Shawnees Killed by Fannin County Residents
Two Shawnee Indians are killed by residents of Fannin County on the lower Sulphur River, thirty miles northwest of present-...
Comanches Kill Two near San Antonio
A small party of Texas troops is attacked by Indians, probably Comanches, two and a half miles southeast of San Antonio. Two...
Santa Fe Expedition Attacked by Kiowas
A party of Kiowa Indians attacks five members of the Santa Fe Expedition who had gone in search of water near Camp...
Austin Resident Killed
The father-in-law of Judge James Smith is killed by Indians (probably Comanches) while cutting down a bee tree four miles...
Settlers Fight Comanches in Comanche County
Eight Settlers encounter fifteen Comanches outside the town of Comanche. Two Settlers are wounded in the fight that ensues,...
Comanches Kill Settler near Cora
Passing down the South Leon River, ten Comanche warriors kill Gid Foreman four miles south of Cora (present-day Gustine).
U.S. Troops Attack Comanches in West Texas
Maj. George H. Thomas and a small detachment of soldiers encounter eleven Comanches near present-day Snyder. One Comanche...
Texas Rangers Attack Indian Camp at Yellow Wolf Creek
Capt. Jack Curiton and a company of Texas Rangers encounter an Indian camp (tribe unknown) at Yellow Wolf Creek. A skirmish...
Texas Rangers Fight Indians in Brown County
Four rangers encounter a small group of unidentified Indians between Blanket Creek Spring and Pecan Bayou, eleven miles east...