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Shortly
after the battle
of San Jacinto, Republic
of Texas surveyors were mapping this part of Navarro
County for land grants to be awarded to Texas Revolution veterans.
On October 8, 1838 a group of Indians approached the party which was
just east of Battle Creek. The Indians numbered 300 to the surveyors
25 (estimated).
The Indians requested the surveyors to leave, but if the men were
thinking of leaving, their actions were too slow for the Indians who
attacked. The fight, which lasted an entire day, left 18 dead from
the surveyor’s party. The number of Indian dead is usually given as
30.
It was the last major conflict between whites and Indians in Navarro
County.
See Dawson, Texas
See Corsicana, Navarro
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