Without Quarter: The Wichita Expedition and the Fight on Crooked Creek Chalfant William Y.
Without Quarter: The Wichita Expedition and the Fight on Crooked Creek Chalfant William Y. Without Quarter is the story of the first major U.S. Late in 1858, under the leadership of Captain (Brevet…
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Without Quarter: The Wichita Expedition and the Fight on Crooked Creek Chalfant William Y.
Without Quarter is the story of the first major U.S. Late in 1858, under the leadership of Captain (Brevet Major) Earl Van Dorn, units of the Second Cavalry marched north form Fort Belknap, Texas, and established a temporary post, Camp Radziminski, at the southwest edge of the Wichita Mountains. army expedition against the Comanches between the Mexican and Civil wars.
During the latter fight, the soldiers killed or captured all the inhabitants of a Comanche village.William Y. Scouring the country north, east, and west in search of Comanches, the Wichita Expedition precipitated two major engagements, known as the Battle at the Wichita Village and the Battle of Crooked Creek. Chalfant gives a detailed account of the expedition, first setting the historical context, then tracing events to the climax at Crooked Creek on May 13,