Tonkawas Raid Clark’s Creek Settlement
Nine members of the Douglas and O’Doherty families are killed by Tonkawas on Clark’s Creek, twelve miles southwest of...
Rangers Skirmish with Caddos
Capt. William Hill’s company of 50 rangers pursue a party of 20 Caddos from the headwaters of Brushy Creek in present-day...
Neches River Skirmish
A company of volunteers organized in response to the theft of cattle and horses along the Neches River is attacked by...
Battle of Stone Houses
Ten miles south of present-day Windthorst, a party of 18 Texas rangers led by Lieutenant A. B. Van Benthuysen intercept a...
Caddo Village Attacked
Robert Potter and a party of Anglos attack a Caddo village near Caddo Lake, believing Indians had stolen Potter’s horses...
Battle of Arroyo Seco
Two hundred Comanches fight 21 Texas rangers under Col. Henry Wax Karnes on the Arroyo Seco, southeast of San Antonio....
Mexican Troops Raid San Antonio Ranch
Mexican militia commander Manuel Savariego raids Alexander ranch, 20 miles southwest of San Antonio, and captures...
Comanches Attack Surveyors
A force of 100 Comanches surround and attack a party of Mexican and Anglo surveyors on Leon Creek, four miles north of...
Morgan Farm Raid
Anadarkos (Caddo) attack the home of George Morgan, at Morgan’s Point six miles north of present-day Marlin. George...
Red River Farm Raided
Shawnees kill the two eldest sons of John R. McIntire on Choctaw Bayou in far northwest Fannin County, ten miles east of...
Cherokee Villages Burned
Texans burn Cherokee villages, corn fields, and all improvements around the headwaters of the Sabine River near present-...
Sabine River Settler Killed
An Anglo settler named Blankenship is killed by Cherokees near the Sabine River, probably near present-day Lake Tawakoni...
Burleson’s Christmas Fight
Col. Edward Burleson engages a group of Cherokees near the mouth of the San Saba River, eight miles northwest of present-...
Colonists Kill Mexican Horse Thieves
William Dewees and about half a dozen colonists tracked a band of horse thieves who had recently attacked and murdered a...
Tawakonis Fight Lipan Apaches
Tawakonis (Wichitas) fight Tonkawas and Lipan Apaches at the La Bahía crossing of the Colorado River. Four Tonkawas are...
Home Plundered by Wacos (Wichitas)
Home of Sylvanus Castleman, on the west side of the Colorado River above La Grange, plundered by Wacos (Wichitas), took...
Colonists Attack Tonkawa Village
Colonists attack Tonkawa village in retaliation for theft of livestock. Two Tonkawas, one settler killed.
Tawakoni and Kichai Camp Attacked
Tawakoni (Wichita) and Kichai (Wichita) camp attacked on Colorado River, five leagues below the road to La Bahia, by...
Anglo-Texans Attacked by Indians
En route to San Antonio to bring their pigs to market, four Anglo-Texans were attacked by Indians, possible Wichitas. The...