June 27, 1874 · Southern Plains Theater
June 27, 1874
Inspired by a Comanche medicine man's prediction of invulnerability, an alliance of approximately 700 Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne warriors led by the young Quanah Parker attacked a small outpost of buffalo hunters at Adobe Walls in the Texas Panhandle. The 28 hunters barricaded inside, armed with long-range buffalo rifles, repelled repeated charges. On the third day, hunter Billy Dixon made a famous shot at approximately 7/8 of a mile, knocking a warrior off his horse and convincing the attackers to withdraw.
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