Showing posts with label Buffalo Hunting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buffalo Hunting. Show all posts

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Saturday, June 27, 1874. The Second Battle of Adobe Walls

On this day, 28 buffalo hunters at the abandoned trading post of Adobe Walls, Texas, fought the Comanche, who numbered around 700.  Fortified behind the post's walls, and armed with powerful large caliber buffalo hunting rifles, they successfully defended their party, with buffalo hunter Billy Dixon killing an Indian combatant at the amazing range of 1,538 yards.   Four of the hunters were killed in the engagement, and approximately 30 Comanche.


Last prior edition:

Sunday, June 14, 1874. Calling for an Indian War.