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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...
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...
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...
Wacos and Comanches Attack Lipan and Tonkawas
Wacos (Wichitas) and Comanches attacked Lipan Apaches and Tonkawas on San Marcos River nine miles above Gonzales, stole...
Tawakonis, Wacos, and Comanches Attack Gonzales
Thirty-seven Tawakonis, and Wacos (Wichitas), and Comanches raiding for horses attack Gonzales.
Cherokees Attack Waco Village
Cherokees attack Waco village on the Brazos, near present-day Waco. Fifty-five Wacos (Wichitas) killed in reprisal for...
Lipan Apaches Attack Spanish Force
Lipan Apaches attack a small Spanish force on the Frio River, seizing all their horses and killing four soldiers.