Sovereign Nation Era Ends 1800-1827

1823

Skull Creek Massacre of Karankawa (Texas)

Austin rallying his colonists against the Karankawa Indians. Image: Henry Arthur McArdle; Library of Congress
Austin rallying his colonists against the Karankawa Indians. Image: Henry Arthur McArdle; Library of Congress

In retaliation for the killing of two colonists by Indians, colonists retaliate against an unrelated Native community of Karankawa people on Skull Creek and massacre at least 19 villagers before the rest flee. Colonists steal possessions and burn the village to the ground (“List of Indian massacres”).

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