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San Sabá fight (1831)

San Sabá fight (1831) was a battle fought in 1831 at Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá, in what is now Texas, United States. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá. It was part of the Texas–Indian Wars, which ran from 1820 to 1882. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 11 against 164.

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Fought1831
WhereMission Santa Cruz de San Sabá, Texas, United States30.916N, 99.735W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsAmerican prospectorsagainstIndian raiders
Casualties and losses1 killed, 3 wounded; 5 horses killed, 3 woundedand82 killed and wounded
Part ofTexas–Indian Wars1820 to 1882

Where it sits in the Texas–Indian Wars

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3 placed engagements of the Texas–Indian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1831 (year precision)
PlaceMission Santa Cruz de San Sabá, Texas, United States
30.916N, 99.735W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength11164
Casualties and losses1 killed, 3 wounded; 5 horses killed, 3 wounded82 killed and wounded
San Sabá fight (1831)San Sabá fight (1831)Battle of Dove CreekBattle of Devil's RiverBattle of Dove CreekBattle of Devil's RiverSan AngeloSan MarcosBrownwood100 km30.916N, 99.735W
Placed at Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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San Sabá fight (1831) is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (58 in Texas).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125398484, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article San Sabá fight (1831), revision 1370730055, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.