Battle of Blanco Canyon
The Battle of Blanco Canyon was the decisive battle of Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie's initial campaign against the Comanche in West Texas, and marked the first time the Comanches had been attacked in the heart of their homeland. It was also the first time a large military force explored the heart of Comancheria. On 12 August 1871 Mackenzie and Colonel Benjamin Grierson were asked by Indian Agent Lawrie Tatum to begin an expedition against the Kotsoteka and Quahadi Comanche bands, both of whom had refused to relocate onto a reservation after the Warren Wagon Train Raid. Col. Mackenzie assembled a powerful force consisting of eight companies of the Fourth United States Cavalry, two companies of the Eleventh Infantry, and a group of twenty Tonkawa scouts.
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Battle of Blanco Canyon
The Battle of Blanco Canyon was the decisive battle of Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie's initial campaign against the Comanche in West Texas, and marked the first time the Comanches had been attacked in the heart of their homeland. It was also the first time a large military force explored the heart of Comancheria. On 12 August 1871 Mackenzie and Colonel Benjamin Grierson were asked by Indian Agent Lawrie Tatum to begin an expedition against the Kotsoteka and Quahadi Comanche bands, both of whom had refused to relocate onto a reservation after the Warren Wagon Train Raid. Col. Mackenzie assembled a powerful force consisting of eight companies of the Fourth United States Cavalry, two companies of the Eleventh Infantry, and a group of twenty Tonkawa scouts.
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The Battle of Blanco Canyon wa ...... roup of twenty Tonkawa scouts.
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1 dead, 2 reported wounded, including Col. Mackenzie.
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4th Cavalry Regiment (United States),Tonkawascouts
ComancheKotsoteka and Quahadi Band
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1871-10-10
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Inconclusive, Comanche village escapes capture
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600 men, including 20 Tonkawas
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Blanco Canyon, seen from the west rim, on Highway 82
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3.36645e+1
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Location within Texas
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Blanco Canyon Battlefield
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The Battle of Blanco Canyon wa ...... roup of twenty Tonkawa scouts.
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Battle of Blanco Canyon
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