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Frontier Raid and Battle in Coleman County Texas
An 1868 incident in Flat Top, Coleman County, Texas, recounts a raid by fifteen Comanches. Guest, Beddo, and Bart Guest pursued, fought in a canyon, and Brown was killed and mutilated. The trio, joined by reinforcements, retrieved Brown's body that night, while a larger group later found a slaughter-pen scene. Burrell Brown, a victim with a widow and four children, is remembered for his courage. John Coffey later lived in Kimble County.
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Evieral
Mb Palleo
Ovena
Texas
Colamuan
Barresh
Creel
Coleman County
Jeh Catfrey
Cruest Brothers
Beetle Brothers
Wiles Brothers
Garden Brothers
Dick Holbinson
Lupe Robinson
Pink Robinson
Jim
Bob Tyson
Flat Top
N.T. Guest
Brown
Bill Guest
Bart
Home Creek
Bill
Ans Waldrip
Bill McCollum
Flat Top Ranch
Bill Beddo
Rich Coffey
Bart Guest
Coffey
Waldrip
McCollum
Mr. Guest
Beddo
John Coffey
Noxville
Kimble County