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  • Battle of Plum Creek
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  • The Battle of Plum Creek was a clash between allied Tonkawa, militia and Rangers of the Republic of Texas and a huge Comanche war party under Chief Buffalo Hump, which took place near Lockhart, Texas, on August 12, 1840, following the Great Raid of 1840 as the Comanche war party returned to West Texas.
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Strength
  • Approximately 200
  • Unknown, but the best guesses are 1000 in the war party, including women and children
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Partof
  • the Indian Wars
Date
  • 1840-08-12
Commander
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  • Location within Texas
Casualties
  • At least 30 killed at Victoria and Linnville, and 11 at Plum Creek
  • Unknown; 12 bodies recovered, Texans claimed 87 killed at Plum Creek
Result
  • Texas "Victory"
combatant
  • Comanche all bands
  • Texas Rangers Militia
Latitude
  • 29.883922
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  • Texas
Place
Longitude
  • -97.667965
Conflict
  • Battle of Plum Creek
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  • Plum Creek Battlefield
abstract
  • The Battle of Plum Creek was a clash between allied Tonkawa, militia and Rangers of the Republic of Texas and a huge Comanche war party under Chief Buffalo Hump, which took place near Lockhart, Texas, on August 12, 1840, following the Great Raid of 1840 as the Comanche war party returned to West Texas.