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Mexican Troops Attack Wichita Camp
Mexican company overtakes a party of Wacos (Wichita) near San Antonio, killing two Indians and recovering stolen horses...
Comanches Raid Laredo
Three hundred Comanches appear at Laredo, where they remain for four days, stealing cattle and horses.
Anglos Burn Kichai Village
Searching for stolen horses, a company of two dozen settlers led by Major William Oldham attacks and burns a Kichai (...
Caddo Chief Executed
A force of 60 Texas volunteers captures four Indians--two Caddos, chief Canoma and his son, and two Cherokees--near the...
Horse Trader Killed by Cherokees
“Cherokee” John Williams, a noted horse thief, is killed in a Cherokee village. Exact location unknown, but approximately...
Comanches Raid Rio Grande Ranchos
Comanches raid ranches along the Rio Grande between Laredo and Guerrero, killing three Mexicans and stealing horses and...
Colorado River Settlements Raided
Three men are attacked by Indians (probably Comanches) below the Colorado River, in present-day southeast Austin. Two men...
Anglos Killed on Trinity River
Looking for stray horses, four men--Columbus Andrews, David Faulkenberry, his son Evan Faulkenberry, and Abram Anglin--...
Rangers Skirmish with Tawakonis
A party of 100 Tawakonis (Wichita) steal 32 horses from Juan Seguín’s rangers near Las Cuevas (Natural Bridge Caverns)...
Comanches Raid Nashville Area Farm
Comanches raid the home of Mr. Robinett, near Nashville, five miles northeast of present-day Gause, driving off a herd of...
Neches River Skirmish
A company of volunteers organized in response to the theft of cattle and horses along the Neches River is attacked by...
Navidad River Raid
One Texan (Lyons) is killed, and horses stolen near the headwaters of the Navidad River, 12 miles south of LaGrange....
Bastrop Residents Pursue Indians
Residents of Bastrop pursue Indians believed to be Caddos and Wacos (Wichitas) suspected in recent theft of herds of...
Bastrop Resident Killed
Indians, probably Comanches, in the process of stealing horses, kill John Eagleston on the streets of Bastrop.
Comanches Raid Bastrop
An Indian raiding party, probably Comanche, steals 60 horses, as well as washing hanging out to dry, from the residents...
Caddo Village Attacked
Robert Potter and a party of Anglos attack a Caddo village near Caddo Lake, believing Indians had stolen Potter’s horses...
Caddos Killed on Cypress Creek
Caddo skirmish with 19 Texans over stolen horses on Cypress Creek, near the Angelina River, two miles southeast of...
Horse Thieves Killed
Two Indians are killed by Anglos after stealing horses from a settlement on the Lavaca River.
Lavaca River Settlers Killed
Tonkawas kill several whites on the Lavaca River in retribution for stealing the Indians’ horses, which they had earlier...
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...