Plum Creek

[Craig Tx]

From the Texas State Historical Association

Raiding Comanches soundly defeated at Plum Creek

On this day in 1840, Gen. Felix Huston, Col. Edward Burleson, and others, including Ben McCulloch, fought a running battle with a large party of Comanche Indians. The battle of Plum Creek occurred as a result of the Council House Fight, in which a number of Comanche leaders were killed. Chief Buffalo Hump led a retaliatory attack down the Guadalupe valley east and south of Gonzales. The band numbered perhaps as many as 1,000, including the families of the warriors, who followed to make camps and seize plunder. The Comanches swept down the valley, plundering, stealing horses, and killing settlers, and sacked the town of Linnville. The Texans' volunteer army caught up with the Indians on Plum Creek, near present-day Lockhart, on August 11 and soundly defeated them the next day.



Craig

[Uncle Russ]

"soundly defeated?
Sounds to me like the Texas Volunteer Army opened up a big ol' can of you know what and let 'em have it all...but, I suspect "soundly defeated" is actually much more civilized, wouldn't ya say?

Uncle Russ...

[Craig Tx]

Weeeellllll, I suspect the officious types at the TSHA try to be a bit more politically correct than the likes of us Russ....  :-)

[Uncle Russ]

Weeeellllll, I suspect the officious types at the TSHA try to be a bit more politically correct than the likes of us Russ....  :-)

 :rotf  
Yep, I reckon you're right.

Uncle Russ...