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Rangers Attack Indians near Laredo
Lt. Walter W. Hudson and his men attack a band of Indians, probably Comanches, near Laredo. The Indians kill two rangers,...
Comanches Attack Rangers at San Roque Creek
Comanches attack Capt. John S. Ford and his men while they are patrolling near San Roque Creek, a few miles west of present-...
Rangers Attack Comanches at Agua Dulce Creek
Capt. John S. Ford and around sixteen rangers attack a similar number of Comanches at Agua Dulce Creek. Four Indians die in...
Comanches Attack a Mail Convoy
Escorting mail delivery from Fort Merrill to Laredo, Lt. Charles Underwood and his men sustain an attack from Comanches near...
Rangers Kill Seven Comanches
Lt. Andrew J. Walker and other rangers including Ed Stevens, attack seven Comanches twelve miles north of present-day San...
Comanches Attack Texas Rangers
A large party of 100 Comanches attack a ranger camp at San Antonio Viejo in present-day Jim Hogg County. One Indian is...
Mexicans Killed by Comanches near the Loma Blanco
A large party of Comanche Indians attacks thirteen Mexicans near the Loma Blanco, roughly sixty miles south Corpus Christi,...
Rangers Fight Comanches at Todos Santos Creek
Twenty rangers under Captain "Bigfoot" Wallace discover approximately 80 Comanches at Todos Santos Creek ten miles south of...
Comanches Attack Wagon Train
100 Comanches led by Yellow Wolf raid a wagon train at Cherry Spring fourteen miles northwest of Fredericksburg. Four...
Rangers Kill Comanches Near Laredo
Lt. Andy Walker and eighteen rangers attack a band of fifteen Comanches at the Arroyo del Gato near Laredo. The rangers...
Comanches Kill Raid Laredo
A raiding party of Comanches kill a man and steal some horses and cattle within six miles of Laredo.
Burleson’s Fight
En route to Fort McIntosh, Lt. Ed Burleson (son of Gen. Edward Burleson) orders his rangers to attack three Comanche Indians...
Comanches Attacked by Mounted Volunteers
Eighteen mounted volunteers attack a Comanche camp on the headwaters of the Leona River. They kill seven out of the eleven...
Comanches Attack Mail Train at Devil’s River
Twenty-three Comanches attack a mail train at the Painted Caves of Devil’s River. William A. “Bigfoot” Wallace and eight...
Rangers Attack Indian Camp
Cpt. Owen Shaw and other rangers attack an Indian camp on San Roque Creek. The rangers kill nine Indians and wound eleven...
German Settlers kill Delaware Indian
Believing a Delaware Indian had assisted Comanches in a raid, a crowd of German settlers shoot the Indian to death at the...
Soldiers Kill Comanches Near Zapata
A company of U.S. troops led by Lt. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte track a party of Comanches to present-day Remadura de Charco...
Mounted Riflemen Attack Comanches near San Ygnacio
Twelve mounted riflemen under Lt. Gordon Granger, attack a party of thirty Comanches on the Rio Grande near San Ygnacio. Two...
Two Kidnapped Near Fort Belknap
Comanches raid a house near Fort Belknap, carrying off a woman and a twelve-year-old girl. U.S. soldiers pursue the raiders...
Troops Skirmish with Comanches Near San Diego
Sixteen soldiers led by Capt. Michael E. Van Buren engage a band of Comanches in the vicinity of San Diego. The US troops...