The Texas Canyon Battle Where U.S. Cavalry Captured 1,400 Native Horses — Then Destroyed About 1,000 Of Them
This attack, and the subsequent pursuit, contributed to the intelligence about where the main encampment was located.
There is a detail in the Texas State Historical Association account that is worth noting: the attack on the dawn camp on September 28 was “designed to be a surprise,” but the Comanche leader Red Warbonnet had reportedly discovered the soldiers and warned the camp before the descent began.
This warning — if accurate — explains something about how the families were able to escape as effectively as they did: they had some advance notice, even if the advance was measured in minutes rather than hours.
Early on the morning of September 28, Mackenzie’s scouts located a path to the canyon floor.
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