The Texas Canyon Battle Where U.S. Cavalry Captured 1,400 Native Horses — Then Destroyed About 1,000 Of Them
The Texas Historical Commission marker records this.
The canyon holds this.
The descendants of the people who fled the burning camps carry this.
And now you know why a battle with four recorded dead became one of the most consequential actions in the history of the Southern Plains.
The horses were not just horses.
They were everything.
One More Consideration: The Horses That Got Away
Not all the horses in the Palo Duro encampment were captured by Mackenzie’s force.
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