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Austin Settler Killed
Joseph Rogers is killed by Comanches between Coleman Fort and Hornsby’s Station, in present-day northeast Austin.
Seguin Resident Killed by Comanches.
Comanches kill James Campbell, a founder of the town of Seguin, one mile south of San Antonio.
Indians Raid Tidwell Creek Farm
Cherokee and Kickapoo Indians attack the Tidwell family at their home on Tidwell Creek in present- day Calvert. Joseph...
Slave Girl Killed
A young female slave owned by William Clopton is killed by Comanches while bringing cattle in from pasture on Gilleland...
Texans Skirmish with Comanches on Rio Frio
John R. Cunningham’s Frontier Regiment skirmishes with Comanches eight miles west of Frio River and eight miles above the...
Comanches Attack Kenney’s Fort
Comanches attack Kenney’s Fort, a small fort on Brushy Creek, east of present-day Round Rock. One Texan, Joseph Weeks, is...
Lavaca Residents Killed by Comanches
Joel Ponton and Tucker Foley of Lavaca are attacked by Comanches at Ponton Creek, on the road from Columbus to Gonzales....
Comanches Attack Victoria
Penateka chief Buffalo Hump leads an estimated one thousand Comanches, including 500 warriors, down the Guadalupe River...
Wagoner Killed by Comanches
After attacking the town of Victoria on August 6, a large force of Comanches follows the Guadalupe River towards the coast,...
Comanches Sack Linnville
Following an attack on Victoria on August 6, a large force of Penateka Comanches proceeds to the coast, killing three men,...
Texas Scouts Attacked on Arenosa Creek
Three Texas scouts are chased by the large Comanche war party that had sacked the port of Linnville one day earlier. One...
Battle of Plum Creek
Following the Comanche raids on the towns of Victoria and Linnville, a Texas volunteer force is organized, engaging the...
Kichai Indians Killed
A spy company under the command of George B. Erath encounters two Kichai (Wichita) Indians skinning a buffalo on the Bosque...
LaGrange Resident Killed
Anglo settler Henry Earthman is killed by Indians (possibly Wacos) while trying to recover stolen horses near his home,...
Bastrop Settler Killed
Michael Nash, a carpenter, is killed by Indians, probably Comanches, three miles outside of Bastrop.
Anglos Pursue Comanche Raiding Party near San Antonio
Capt. George Howard and fifteen men pursue a Comanche raiding party in response to the killing of two San Antonio residents...
First Regiment Attacked near Corsicana
En route to the Red River, a company of Col. William G. Cooke’s First Regiment is attacked by Indians near Chambers Creek,...
Howard Expedition Burns Comanche Village
Maj. George Howard leads an expedition of 180 men to the upper Colorado River. His men burn a Comanche village at the...
Moore Expedition Attacks Comanche Village
A force of approximately one hundred rangers and Lipan Apache scouts under the command of Col. John H. Moore attacks a...