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Battle of San Jacinto
Nine hundred and ten Texas troops under Gen. Sam Houston attack approximately 1,200 Mexican troops under President Santa...
Comanches Raid San Antonio Rancho
Mexican rancho raided by Comanches two miles outside San Antonio. Two or three men and women are killed; three women are...
Mexican Schooner Seized
Isaac W. Burton’s rangers capture the Mexican schooner Watchman, with supplies for the Mexican army, in Copano...
Mexican schooners seized
Isaac W. Burton’s rangers capture the Mexican schooners Comanche, and Fanny Butler with supplies for...
Comanches Raid Ruiz Ranch
A party of Comanches kill the nephew of Francisco Ruiz near the Ruiz ranch on the Medina River (present-day Von Ormy)....
Tonkawas Killed on Cibolo Creek
Rangers under the command of Juan Seguin kill two Tonkawas, wounding a third, who they believe to be responsible for...
Laredo Skirmish
Erastus “Deaf” Smith skirmishes with Mexican defensores (militia) outside Laredo. Ten Mexicans are killed, ten...
San Antonio Youth Murdered
J.H. Nash stabs a Mexican teenager in San Antonio and escapes from authorities.
Eugenio Navarro Murder
Eugenio Navarro, a prosperous merchant and the youngest brother of José Antonio Navarro, is shot and killed by a man...
Manuel Flores Murders
Manuel Flores and fourteen Mexicans en route to East Texas to support the Córdova Rebellion kill an American named...
Refugio Settlers Killed
In an attempt to support Vicente Córdova, who would lead a revolt against the Republic of Texas later that summer, Julián...
Anglo Merchants Killed by Mexican Militia
Manuel Savariego and 200 Mexican defensores (militia) attack a group of Anglo and Mexican traders on the road from Goliad...
Comanche Raid Kills Two San Antonio Residents
A party of 38 Comanches appear on the outskirts of San Antonio, where they kill two Mexicans and capture a Mexican boy....
Comanche Raid Kills Two San Antonio Residents
Two male residents of San Antonio, a German and a Mexican, are killed by Comanches four miles outside town.
Henry Wax Karnes Attacked by Mexican Smugglers
En route to Copano, Henry Wax Karnes is attacked by Mexican smugglers five miles northwest of Refugio. Karnes is wounded...
Córdova Revolt
The Córdova revolt is discovered when two of Vicente Córdova’s men kill an Anglo Texan resident of Nacogdoches who is...
South Texas Merchants Killed
A party of Mexican traders en route to Corpus Christi from the Rio Grande is attacked by a group of Americans and...
Mexican Troops Raid San Antonio Ranch
Mexican militia commander Manuel Savariego raids Alexander ranch, 20 miles southwest of San Antonio, and captures...
Mexican Militia Killed
Two Mexicans militia men (defensores) are killed on the Nueces River near San Patricio by Comanches.
Killough Fight
Eighteen members of the families of Isaac Killough, George Wood, and Barakias Williams are killed at their settlement...