CategoryComancheria

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria August 25, 1887; Rangely, Colorado:Although the Utes had been removed from northwest Colorado to a reservation in Utah, they continued to hunt in Colorado. Among the hunters was Colorow...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Click on a link below to go to the story. Agua Chiquita Canyon | Agua Dulce Creek | American Ranch | Apache Springs | Arroyo San Roque | Baca's Wagon Train | Bass Canyon | Bavispe...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The Comanche called themselves "The People." Others usually referred to them as their enemies, "Those who always fight us." A single generation of warriors at the...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria North of Santa Fe, in the spring of 1854, the conflict intensified into a series of the largest battles of the decade in which the U.S. Army would face the Apache. When Lobo Blanco's...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Battle 1 July 9, 1848; Protection, Kansas: On 7 July 1848, Capt. John C, Griffin and 101 men of Companies A, B, C, and D of William Gilpin's Indian Battalion, with one six-pound...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Story 1 19 April 1867; Cimarron, Kansas: When Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock and his command approached a large Cheyenne and Lakota village on the Pawnee Fork, a party of six Cheyennes from...

Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria October 1866; Brownwood, Texas: About 16 miles southwest along the road from Comanche to San Saba, Texas, ranchers Larkin Stone, Frank Brown, John Roach, and another man were attacked by...