Council House Fight

The Council House Fight, often referred to as the Council House Massacre, was a fight between soldiers and officials of the Republic of Texas and a delegation of Comanche chiefs during a peace conference in San Antonio on March 19, 1840. About 35 Comanche men and women under chief, Mukwooru represented just a fraction of the Penateka band of the southern portion of the Comanche tribe. He knew he had no authority to speak for the Southern tribes as a whole and thus, any discussions of peace would be simply a farce. However, if Mukwooru could re-establish a lucrative trade with the San Antonian's perhaps a peace, by proxy, could be established. Just as the Comanche had done for centuries in San Antonio, Santa Fe and along the Rio Grande River, they would rob one settlement and then sell to the other.

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1840  Wikidata
battle, Comanche, Texas Ranger Division, 

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1840 Council House Fight

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1732 Apache Campaign

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1813 Battle of Rosillo Creek

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1835 Siege of Béxar

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1835 Battle of Concepción

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1835 Grass Fight

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1836 Battle of the Alamo

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1836 Siege of the Alamo

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1842 Battle of Salado Creek

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1732	Apache Campaign	Mescalero, military campaign, Lipan Apache people, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1813	Battle of Rosillo Creek	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1835	Siege of Béxar	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1835	Battle of Concepción	battle, Domingo Ugartechea, James Fannin, James Bowie	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1835	Grass Fight	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1836	Battle of the Alamo	Republic of Texas, battle, siege, Centralist Republic of Mexico, last stand	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1836	Siege of the Alamo	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1840	Council House Fight	battle, Comanche, Texas Ranger Division	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1842	Battle of Salado Creek	battle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1925	Fairchild	arms industry, aerospace manufacturer	Wikidata
site	fort		Presidio San Antonio de Bexar	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		United States Army Medical Department Museum	military museum	Wikidata