Tejas Assault Apaches in 1692

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The rise and fall of the warrior Apache

By 1692, the Apache were a powerful nation of mounted Indians who raided wherever and whenever they liked. But they were soon under assault by neighboring Comanche, Wichita, and Tejas Indians who were receiving a steady supply of firearms from French traders. Under assault, groups of Apache moved westward into New Mexico and Arizona. Others fled south to central Texas and Mexico.