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En route on the afternoon of October 15, Mabbitt's men spotted a few Indian braves passing the abandoned Kickapoo village. Instructions from General Vicente Filisola were found on his body which instructed him to visit with the leaders of the Indians of Texas. Many of the Texans dismounted their horses and proceeded on foot while driving the Cherokees from their defensive positions.

However, from time to time mistakes will be made and we will not be held liable. The Indians soon fled the battlefield under cover of darkness, carrying off their fallen warriors as usual as witnessed by many of the Texan troops. Throughout the night, the sounds of mourning among the defeated Indians could be heard. Five others followed Hall until Rusk's friend Hugh McLeod was appointed on October 24, 1837.

The First Regiment was placed under command of Colonel Edward "Ned" Burleson, a popular leader who had commanded the First Militia Brigade during 1838 and the the First Regiment of Texas Volunteers at SanJacinto.

After the discovery, in May 1839, of a letter in the possession of Manuel Flores exposing plans by the Mexican government to enlist the Indians against the Texas settlers, President Mirabeau B.

Lamar, supported by popular opinion, determined to expel the East Texas Indians.

William Scott, owner of the boat, was aboard along with five other men, three women, four children, and twenty slaves.

Despite many Indians' being removed from the field, eighteen Cherokees were left. The Cherokees came under intense study by Texas over the next month.

Two days after Rusk had disbanded his militia, documentary evidence was obtained that proved the Mexican agents had been making proposals to the Indian leaders.

San Pedro Creek resident David H. Campbell wrote newly-elected Texas President Lamar on October 22nd, 1838:

It is with pain and regret that I inform you, that on Thursday night last, the 18th Inst. on a bright moonlight night his home was attacked by approximately fifteen Indians.

Battle of Kickapoo

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Site of the Kickapoo Battlefield Historical Marker

Marker Title: Site of the Kickapoo Battlefield
City: Frankston
County: Anderson
Year Marker Erected: 1936
Marker Location: about 2 mi.

The Indians who are doing mischief in this neighborhood are supposed to be principally the Kickapoos.

...Operating south of Fort Houston's settlement was the volunteer ranger company of Captain Sadler, which continued to grow in size as the Indian hostilities increased. The boat was loaded with valuable merchandise.

The ground shook and sank in many places. As one of the highest eminences in the area, this hill was said to have been used when the militia and local citizens needed to gather in emergencies. Jeremy Payne runs through multiple USC defenders along the sideline for the game-winning 35-yard touchdown catch to give TCU a 30-27 win in the Alamo Bowl.

USC sacks Ken Seals

USC sends the four-man rush and Kameryn Crawford sacks Ken Seals for a loss of 10 yards to make it third-and-20 for TCU.

Crawford's sack comes after officials overturned a deep pass originally caught by Jospeh Manjack IV along the sideline at the USC 4-yard line for the Horned Frogs.

USC takes lead with FG in overtime

TCU holds USC to a 22-yard field goal attempt from Ryon Sayeri on the Trojans' first overtime drive.