Buffalo Soldiers – Events
Formation of the Buffalo Soldiers, 1866
On July 28, 1866, the Thirty-Ninth Congress passed the Act to increase and fix the Military Peace Establishment of the...
Battle of San Juan and Kettle Hill (1898)
During the Spanish American War, several battles were fought that included Buffalo Soldiers. The Battle of Kettle Hill (generally known...
Battle of El Caney, Cuba (1898)
In the early 16th century, around 1511, Spain colonized Cuba. Cuba produced almost a third of the world’s sugar supply...
Battle of Carrizal (1916)
The Battle of Carrizal was fought between the Buffalo soldiers of the 10th Cavalry of the United States Army and...
David Fagen (1875-?)
David Fagen was the most celebrated of the handful of African American soldiers who defected to the Filipino revolutionary army...
Houston Mutiny of 1917
By the time the U.S. entered World War I, black soldiers and white Texas civilians had a history of hostile...
Brownsville Affray, 1906
In July 1906, the U.S. Army stationed three companies of the all-black 25th Infantry at Fort Brown, Texas, adjacent to...
El Paso Salt War, 1877
El Paso’s salt mines, located about a hundred miles east of the city, had long been used by local Indians...
Battle of Tularosa (May 14, 1880)
May 1880 found Colonel Edward Hatch’s 9th Cavalry buffalo soldiers campaigning in the Southwest against the wily Apache leader Victorio. ...
