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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Comanches were the dominant force in Texas in the 1830s. Their abilities as warriors on horseback made them a nightmare for settlers on the Frontier. Encroachment on the land of Comancheria cost the lives of thousands of Spanish, Mexicans, and Texans. Comanche raids resulted in death, destruction, and led many to be captured. One of the captured was a 14 year old girl named Matilda Lockhart. When she was taken in a Comanche raid, the government in the young Texas Republic raised a company to fight a punitive expedition and get her and the other captives taken back.

When the Texans strike back at the Comanche a cascade of violence falls. Both groups continuously become more violent and aggressive as attempts at peace fail and the blood-feud between the Texans and Comanche escalates.

VIDEO CHAPTERS

00:00 The Capture of Matilda Lockhart
02:24 Col. Moore’s Disaster on the San Saba
09:25 The Council House Fight
18:22 The Great Raid of 1840
25:53 The Battle of Plum Creek

RESOURCES

‘Big Wonderful Thing’ Excerpt: “Savage Ware Fare” by Stephen Harrigan
https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-te...

Burning Through Texas by Mike Coppock
https://truewestmagazine.com/article/...

The Comanches: A History of a People by T.R. Ferenbach

Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gywnne

The Evolution of a State, Or, Recollections of Old Texas Days by Noah Smithwick

The Expedition of Colonel John Moore by Jeffrey Robenalt
http://www.texasescapes.com/JefferyRo...

Indian Depredations in Texas by J.W. Wilbarger

Memoirs of Mary A. Maverick: A Journal of Early Texas arranged by Mary A. Maverick and her son Madison Maverick