Join HOKC for this special compilation of the most brutal battles in early Texas Ranger history. These are five of the most notorious tales of violence and vengeance from Texas history, including legendary figures such as Jack Hays, Bigfoot Wallace, Rip Ford, Samuel Walker and Chief Flacco.
CHAPTERS
0:00-16:49 The Battle Of Plum Creek
16:50-40:54 Jack Hays At Enchanted
40:55-1:04:59 The Battle Of Antelope Hills
1:05:00-1:28:29 The Battle At Uvalde Canyon
01:28:30-1:51:57 The Battle Of Agua Dulce Creek
THE BATTLE OF PLUM CREEK
After the Comanche nation carries out a massive raid from their homelands in the Southern Plains all the way to the Gulf Of Mexico, hundreds of Texans now lie strewn about the coastline and open prairies as the Comanche made their way back to their native lands. They are dressed in all manner of fancy apparel, from top hats to button down coats, with many carrying umbrellas, all taken from their quarry.
The only force Texas has to combat these atrocities are the Texas Rangers, a rag-tag bunch of often half-drunk and mean-eyed killers. But the Rangers will use this opportunity to make a name for themselves in one of the most brutal encounters in the history of the Old West: The Battle Of Plum Creek.
JACK HAYS AT ENCHANTED ROCK
While on a mission to protect a surveying party working near the famed Enchanted Rock near present-day Fredericksburg,TX, the legendary Texas Ranger Captain Jack Hays has become separated from the party after a surprise attack by the feared and fearsome Comanche.
He quickly takes cover in small cave, where he huddles down with only his revolver and rifle to protect himself against the vicious onslaught to come. To survive the day, Jack Hays will have to make a one-man stand against virtually impossible odds. Tune in to this episode of HOKC to find out what happens next!
THE BATTLE OF ANTELOPE HILLS
In the spring of 1858, a Texas Ranger expedition under the command of John “RIP” Ford would cross the Red River and enter the heart of Comanche territory. Here, they would seek to spring a surprise attack on the feared Lords Of The Southern Plains.
The attack would see the death of one of the Comanches most legendary chiefs, as well as the beginning of new era in violence and bloodshed for both the Rangers and the Comanche people.
Tune in to this episode of History At The OK Corral for the true, brutal story of The Battle Of Antelope Hills.
THE BATTLE AT UVALDE CANYON
Summer, 1841. San Antonio,TX. In the faint light of dawn, a group of 35 horsemen, composed of 20 Mexican citizens and 15 Texas Rangers, are saddling their horses and checking their weapons.
The men are angry, indignant, and thirsting for vengeance.
Throughout the previous spring, they have lost countless head of cattle and horses, seen their homes ransacked and burned, and- in some cases- seen their loved ones cut down in front of their eyes.
Despite the tenuous relationship between Texas and Mexico at the time, this group has followed the age old adage that the enemy of one’s enemy is one’s friend.
These Anglo-Texans and native-born Mexicans, along with their Lipan Apache native guides would ride now as brothers-in-arms against their collective enemy: The Comanche. What happens next, will result in one of the most infamous battles in Texas Ranger history…
THE BATTLE AT AGUA DULCE CREEK
May 26th, 1850. A group of Texas Rangers, led by Captain John RIP Ford, are startled awake by the gunshot of the Ranger posted as sentry.
His intended target had been a group of shadowy figures astride several of the Rangers horses, riding away from the herd at full gallop. After the riders did not halt at the sentry’s orders, the Ranger opened fire, hitting one unfortunate rider in the torso and knocking him to the ground.
Though his cohorts had managed to escape, this unfortunate young man had been mortally wounded by the sentries shot. As he expired, the Rangers rode out of camp and reconnoitered an area several miles circumference, finding none of the unfortunate young warriors' companions.
Ford and his men know there are more Comanche nearby, and they intend to find them, and exact their revenge.
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“Empire Of The Summer Moon” by S.C. Gwynn. a.co/d/bjor0EL
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