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RE: Hermann's Village Is Attacked By Soldiers And The Tonkawa
Howdy Sir @janton, this story spews out hatred. An eye for an eye comes to mind here. If it was the Tonkawas that killed the brave little girl and the Tonkawas that led the soldiers to the camp, then surely the revenge should have been aimed at the Tonkawas?
Why innocent settlers that were only trying to make a living, albeit on stolen land?
So much could have been different here if only mutual respect and sanity prevailed from the start.
What a mess!
Blessings!
Howdy sir papilloncharity! I agree, it makes no sense to target the whites instead of the Tonkawa. I'm sure if they could get to the Tonkawa there would be hell to pay though. But like most things concerning the tribes, our understanding differs from theirs and they see things differently.
All I can say is that they saw all whites as deadly enemies and their hatred of them was incalculable. And of course, it was the whites who were spear heading the effort to kill or drive the rogue Indian bands onto the reservations. The Tonkawa were just their scouts and guides.