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U.S. Troops Attack Indian encampment
U.S. cavalry and artillery under the command of one Col. Magruder attack an Indian encampment of Lipan Apaches and Tonkawas...
Rioting on the Brazos Indian Reserve
A white mob led by John R. Baylor kills an elderly Indian man and woman on the Brazos Indian Reserve, three miles east of...
Austin Resident Killed
A man named Kaughman is killed by Comanches while hunting on Williamson’s Creek, a fork of Onion Creek, five miles west of...
Morehouse Expedition
Edwin Morehouse leads a search and destroy campaign against the Comanches. His force of 250 Anglos, Tonkawas, and Lipan...
Lipan Apaches Attack Mexican Troops
A large war party of 300 Lipan Apaches and Tonkawas pursue the Mexican troops commanded by Lt. Col. Ramon Valera who had...
Bastrop Resident Kills Tonkawa Indian
An argument over a tin cup between a Tonkawa Indian and a Bastrop resident results in the Indian’s death.
Indian Skirmish at Waco Village
A party of Tonkawas and Lipans attempt to steal horses from a Waco (Wichita) village; one or two Tonkawas are killed.
Tonkawa Woman Killed by Wichitas
A Tonkawa woman is killed by Wichitas (Wacos) on the Comal River, near the German settlement of New Braunfels.
Three Comanches Killed in San Marcos
Three Comanches steal horses from the farm of General Edward Burleson. They are pursued and killed by Burleson, his son, and...
U.S. Troops Attack Comanches at Paint Creek
A detachment of soldiers and a party of Tonkawa scouts led by Capt. George W. Smith tracks Comanches suspected of raiding...
U.S. Soldiers Attack Comanche Camp
A force of 220 U.S. soldiers and 20 Tonkawa scouts under Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie, attack a Kotsoteka and Quahadi Comanche...
U.S. Troops Attack Comanches
Fifty-five U.S. soldiers and eighteen Tonkawa scouts led by Lt. Col. George P. Buell track Comanches suspected of raiding....