The desperate clash between 14 Texas Rangers led by John Coffee Hays and 70 or more Comanches in the Texas Hill Country in June 1844 left 23 Comanches dead on the ground—including their chief, Yellow Wolf—and another 30 wounded.
The Rangers suffered one killed and four wounded. The Battle of Walker Creek lionized the Rangers and established the usefulness of repeating pistols in close combat.
Walker Creek also set the stage for a classic American fashion accessory.
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