Who is Chief Buffalo Hump?
Augustus McCrae
Batesville, Arkansas
A chief of the Peneteka Comanche, Buffalo Hump is perhaps best known for the famous raid on Victoria and Linville, Texas, in August 1840.
Buffalo Hump and his warriors actually captured Victoria, something rare in the annals of the Indian Wars. They ransacked the town and stole some 2,000 horses. Most of the citizens saved themselves by taking to boats.
The Indians spent the entire day ravaging the town, but taking so much loot
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