Battle of Plum Creek
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.
| Battle of Plum Creek | |||||||
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| Part of the Texas–Indian wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Republic of Texas Tonkawa | Comanche | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mathew Caldwell Edward Burleson Chief Placido Ben McCulloch Felix Huston | Buffalo Hump, but effective control of the war party had broken down | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Approximately 200 | Estimates range from 400 to 1000. | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| One killed, seven wounded | Unknown; 12 bodies recovered, Texans claimed 87 killed at Plum Creek | ||||||
Plum Creek Battlefield Location within Texas | |||||||
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