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Execution of Córdova Prisoners
After a court martial ordered by Col. Edward Burleson, two former enslaved persons, participants in the Córdova rebellion...
Clear Fork Skirmish
Col. John C. Neill’s rangers kill two Indians northeast of Comanche Peak at the Clear Fork of the Trinity River. A dozen...
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...
Rice/Flores Fight
Lt. James Rice attacks the party of Mexican Indian Agent Manuel Flores on the north fork of the San Gabriel River, 11...
Soldiers Kill Three Comanches near Zapata
Lt. John Gibbon orders Cpl. Stanger and ten U.S. troops to track and attack a band of Comanches suspected of raiding....
Cow Thieves Killed by Mexican Troops
A small party of Anglo-American cow thieves are killed by Mexican militia on the Colorado River.
Seguin Residents Kill Mexican Horse Thieves
A party of seven or eight Mexicans attempt to steal horses near Seguin. They are pursued by local residents; two are killed.
Mexican Shot near Seguin
Arrested near San Antonio for horse theft, Cristobal Rubio is escorted by two rangers to stand trial in Seguin. He is shot...
Agatón Quinones Killed
Mexican guerrilla leader Agatón Quinones, a former resident of San Antonio, is shot and killed by a party of merchants below...
Rio Frio Skirmish
Four to five Mexicans skirmish with Texas rangers under Capt. Jack Hays near the Rio Frio. One Mexican, Leandro Garza, a...
Nuecestown Raid
Mexican men kill John Smith at Thomas Noake’s store in Nuecestown (northwest Corpus Christi). They are pursued by an Anglo...
Texas Rangers Kill Cattle Rustlers
Capt. L. H. McNelly leads Texas Rangers in an attack on twelve to sixteen Mexican cattle rustlers in the marsh below Laguna...
Texas Rangers Attack Cattle Rustlers
Texas Rangers led by Capt. Leander McNelly attack four Mexicans suspected of cattle rustling on the U.S. side of the Rio...
Salt War Riot
Armed Mexicans riot and take over the town of San Elizario, sixteen miles south of El Paso, to protest Anglo-American...