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- The worst fighting occurred in Texas, where the Comanches had the largest land holdings, referred to as Comancheria. In the late 1830s, the Nation of Texas formed a special division of soldiers called the Texas Rangers. They were given the job of fighting the Comanches in Comancheria and keeping them out of the settlers' way.
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The powerful Comanche emerged as the most powerful of the Amerindian societies that fought across Texas. Comprised of a federation of affiliated tribes, this warlike people dominated the lower...
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As the Comanche were heading back west, a posse of Texas Rangers and militia caught up with them as they crossed Plum Creek, near present-day Lockhart, Texas. An estimated 25-80 Comanche were killed, the rest fled to West Texas.
The Antelope Hills expedition was a campaign from January to May 1858 by the Texas Rangers and members of other allied Native American tribes against Comanche and Kiowa villages in the Comancheria.
- January 21, 1858-May 12, 1858
- United States victory
Legendary Texas Ranger Jack Hays leads a band of Texas Rangers and Mexican citizens in pursuit of a Comanche raiding party that has been terrorizing the city of San Antonio. What follows is...
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The Council House Fight, often referred to as the Council House Massacre, was a fight between soldiers and officials of the Republic of Texas and a delegation of Comanche chiefs during a peace conference in San Antonio on March 19, 1840.
- March 19, 1840
- Entire Comanche peace delegation killed
- San Antonio, Republic of Texas
Feb 21, 2021 · The Texas Rangers were founded in part to defend settlers against the Comanches, and quickly adopted the "total war" approach that the Native American warriors practiced. But for decades, Texas couldn't stop the Comanches—in fact, they even expanded their territory into Texas on several occasions.
May 14, 2022 · The Texas Rangers were first formed with the explicit purpose of fighting the Comanche, a task they weren’t very good at initially. They were at the same technological disadvantage as the settlers, carrying single shot rifles, that while powerful were poorly suited for fighting Comanche warriors.
