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Indians and Mexicans in Gonzales War Scene 1835
In spring 1835 near Gonzales, Texas, a French merchant with guards clashed with Comanches while Mexican defenders used carts and water holes as fortifications. Castleman watched from his cabin as the battle raged for hours, then joined Gonzales riders pursuing the raiding party across the Guadalupe valley toward Seguin and San Marcos.
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DeWitt
Gonzales
Guadalupe River
Seguin
John Castlemann
Guadalupe Valley
Greser
Mexico
Castleman
San Antonio
Texas
Castleman Ranch
Matthew Caldwell
James C. Durst
Dan McCoy
Ezekiel
Williams
B. D. McClure
John Davis
Tom Malone
White
Jesse McCoy
Wash Cottle
Almarion Dickinson
Alamo
James Miller
A. J. Lowell Sr
John Castleman
French Smith
Mill Creek
York’s Creek
Andrew Lowell
San Marcos
Hays County
Captain McClure
Blanco River
The
Blanco
McClure
James Durst
Durst
Dickinson