Colonists Attack Waco Encampment
John J.Tumlinson, Jr., organizes a group of eleven colonists, including his brother Joseph Tumlinson, in response to the...
Mexican Resident Killed
Sixteen Tawakonis and Wacos (Wichitas) kill a Mexican resident of Austin’s colony on the Colorado River. Militia responds...
Three Enslaved Men Hanged in Columbus
Enslaved Man Shot in Colorado County
Overseer Stabbed by Enslaved Man in Colorado County
Karankawa Killed by Colonists
One Karankawa killed by two colonists near the mouth of the Colorado.
Surveyors Attacked on Walnut Creek
An Anglo-American surveying party is attacked by 60 Indians on Walnut Creek above Pecan Spring, in present-day northeast...
Rangers Attack Comanches on Walnut Creek
John J. Tumlinson Jr. and rangers pursue Comanches in search of the Hibbins son, seized on January 20. On Walnut Creek,...
Anglos Attacked on San Gabriel River
A party of 60 Indians (probably Comanches) attack six Anglos on the San Gabriel River, 25 miles north of present day...
Colonist Killed near Gilleland Creek
John Rover is killed by a party of ten Indians (probably Comanches) near Gilleland Creek, in present-day Pflugerville....
Comanches Raid Hornsby Settlement
Approximately 100 Comanches kill two men, John Williams and Howard Haggard, working on the farm of Reuben Hornsby, on the...
Sandy Creek Fight
Ranger companies led by John J. Robinson and Thomas Robbins are attacked by Indians (probably Comanches) on Sandy Creek,...
Colorado River Settlements Raided
Three men are attacked by Indians (probably Comanches) below the Colorado River, in present-day southeast Austin. Two men...
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...
Wilbarger Creek Raid
McCullom, a blacksmith, and the son of James Rogers are attacked by Indians, probably Comanches, while cutting trees near...
Slave Killed on Walnut Creek
A small party of Indians, probably Comanches, kill a slave driving a wagon at Walnut Creek, in present-day Austin.
Tawakonis Attack Lipan Apaches
Tawakonis (Wichita) attack Lipan Apaches on Colorado River. All 85 Lipans killed. Mexican prisoners, mostly youths,...
Austin Colonist Kills Karankawa
Austin colonist on Colorado River kills one member of a party of Karankawas butchering one of his cows.
Karankawas Canoe Shot by Colonists
Captain Jesse Burnam and 30 Austin colonists, shot at a canoe filled with Karankawas two miles above the mouth of the...