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Austin Judge Killed
Comanches posing as Tonkawas kill Judge Brewster H. Jayne and an Irish laborer at Jayne’s home two miles north of Austin....
Austin Resident Killed by Indians
An Austin resident is killed by Indians, presumably Comanches, two miles north of Austin.
Austin Resident Killed
A party of 25-30 Comanches attack a carriage occupied by two men, William Bell and Alexander Coleman in Austin. Bell is...
Two Austin Youths Killed
A party of Comanches attacks the Austin farm of Nolan Luckett, killing Luckett’s son and a slave boy. Another slave is...
Comanches Raid Aransas Bay
A raiding party of several hundred Comanches appears on Aransas Bay before heading south to the Mexican settlements along...
San Antonio Farmer Killed
A Mexican farmer is killed by Indians (probably Comanches) near the Alamo.
San Antonio Farmer Killed
A Mexican farmer is killed by Indians (probably Comanches) near the Alamo.
Snively Expedition
As part of the ongoing border conflict between Texas and Mexico, an expedition under the command of Jacob Snively seeks to...
Comanches Raid Corpus Christi
A series of engagements with a Comanche raiding party in the Corpus Christi area results in four Anglos killed, and four...
Walker’s Creek fight
A company of fifteen rangers led by Capt. Jack Hays engages a large party of Comanches in a running battle along the...
Comanches Steal Horses at Kinney’s Ranch
A party of fifty Comanches steal several dozen horses at Kinney’s Ranch, Corpus Christi. Four Indians are killed. Other...
Turkey Creek Fight
A four-man scouting party is surprised by Comanches at Turkey Creek, a tributary of the Nueces River, three miles south of...
Navarro Ranch Overseer Killed
The Mexican overseer at the ranch of José Antonio Navarro, a few miles north of Seguin, is killed by Comanche Indians.
Three Comanches Killed by Delawares
Three Comanches are killed by a renegade band of Delaware Indians led by Jack Ned at the headwaters of the San Marcos River.
Comanches Kill Gonzales County Resident
A Comanche raiding party kills a resident of Gonzales County.
Austin Settlers Killed by Comanches
Daniel Hornsby and William Adkinson are killed by Comanches while fishing on the Colorado River below Austin. The two men...
Comanches Attack Mexican Merchants
A party of traders traveling from the Rio Grande to San Antonio is attacked by Comanches at the Leona River. One man is...
Comanches Kill Corpus Christi Resident
James Kenney, the eldest son of Austin County resident Rev. John Wesley Kenney, is killed by Comanches near the mouth of the...
Comanches Kill Two near San Antonio
A small party of Texas troops is attacked by Indians, probably Comanches, two and a half miles southeast of San Antonio. Two...
Comanches Kill Anglo Captives
In response to the deaths of thirty-five members of the tribe at the Council House Fight in San Antonio on March 19, the...