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Vásquez Expedition Captures San Antonio
Several Mexican soldiers under the command of Gen. Rafael Vasquez are killed in a gunpowder explosion during their...
Dawson Fight
In an effort to reinforce Anglo-Texas volunteers engaged in the defense of San Antonio at Salado Creek, a company of fifty-...
Laredo Skirmish
Erastus “Deaf” Smith skirmishes with Mexican defensores (militia) outside Laredo. Ten Mexicans are killed, ten...
Enslaved Man Sentenced to Death for Arson
A enslaved man named Joe is found guilty of burning down the Cameron Centinel the November prior and is hanged on July 18th...
Vigilantes Hang Athens Enslaved Man
Settler vigilantes hang an enslaved man at Science Hill in Athens, having accused the man of being in possession of...
Enslaved Man Hanged at Science Hill
An enslaved man is hanged southwest of present-day Athens after being accused of attempting to poison the water in the town.
Enslaved Man Hung in Henderson County
An enslaved man is hung on Science Hill in Henderson County for unknown reasons.
Enslaved Girl Whipped for Stealing Money
An enslaved girl is whipped for several hours for stealing money from a man named Griffin in Coryell County.
Two Enslaved Persons Wounded by Indians Near Burnett
Two enslaved persons are wounded by arrows from Indians six miles south of present-day Burnet. Neither are mortally wounded.
Goliad Garrison Surrenders
Capt. George M. Collinsworth and approximately 120 Texas colonists attack the Mexican garrison defending the Presidio la...
Battle of Coleto
Approximately 300 troops under James W. Fannin Jr. are intercepted by 340 Mexican soldiers under General José de Urrea...
Goliad Massacre
Three hundred forty-two Texas prisoners, consisting of James Fannin’s command captured at the Battle of Coleto and those...
Two Mexicans Hanged as Spies
Following the brief occupation of San Antonio by Mexican troops under the command of General Rafael Vasquez, two Mexicans...
Mexican Traders Killed
A party of seven to eight Mexican traders is robbed by bandits near Goliad. They are bound to a tree and shot. One merchant...
Battle of Velasco
In the first major conflict between Anglo colonists and the Mexican government, a force of 100-150 Anglos under John...
Correo de México Captured
Mexican cutter Correo de México fires on schooner San Felipe, laden with munitions, near Brazoria....
Vigilantes Kill Two Brazoria County Residents
Anglo vigilantes hang two Mexicans at Chocolate Springs, one mile north of present-day Angleton.
Enslaved People Hanged and Whipped at Brazoria
Roughly 100 enslaved persons are whipped in the aftermath of a slave revolt in Brazoria near the lower Brazos River. An...
Slave Shot Trying to Escape
Two days after the attack on Fort Velasco by Anglo colonists, a slave on the Sterling McNeel plantation, was shot trying to...
Hired Enslaved Person Whipped to Death
A hired, enslaved person is whipped to death by the manager of Andrew M. Echols’ sawmill in Burleson County.