"8 killed" . "Texan Victory" . . . . "Tonkawa Indians" . "29 wounded," . . . "Battle of the Neches"@en . "incl. Vice PresidentBurnet" . "700\u2013800" . "Republic of Texas" . "Delaware Nation" . . . "The Battle of the Neches, the main engagement of the Cherokee War of 1838\u20131839 (part of the Texas-Indian Wars), took place on the 15th and 16 July in 1839 in what is now the Redland community (between Tyler and Ben Wheeler, Texas). It came about as a result of the C\u00F3rdova Rebellion and Texas President Lamar's determination to remove the Cherokee from Texas."@en . "Cherokee Nation" . "Approx. 500" .