Texas Rangers vs. Lipan Apache : The Tragic Death of Jenny The Pack Mule

A young Texas Ranger goes on his first mission, hunting down Lipan Apache raiders in possession of a large stolen horse herd. For another veteran Ranger though, this will be the last mission of their lives...
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[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Thank you for giving mules the respect they deserve. RIP Jenny.

[@jamoo0]

Something you don’t think about and doesn’t get enough credit for sure

[@m998hmmwv7]

My ex wife was a mule. Everyone said she was a jackass.

[@GodsHound444]

Mules lives matter

[@Chris-um3se]

Brilliant photograph of the cook camp at about 7:30. Also your appraisal of mules is beyond BRILLIANT

[@chooloopatoast8983]

Man that's crazy to think about this kinda stuff happening on a daily basis back then, especially being a resident near the area you're talking about. Lots of untold stories lost in time beneath all this clay and red dirt, Im glad to know there's people keeping some of those stories alive :)

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

Thats one great story!!! Being a native Texan and having lived in Junction Texas where the Lipan lived it hit me right. I'll be retiring soon back in the same area. There's something about West Texas that makes me feel whole.

[@heelsidetantrum08]

Family’s got land outside Mernard(ville) and also very fascinated by the film!

[@craigfurlong7981]

I hate these stories... because they end..... 😁 AWESOME CHANNEL!!!!!

[@HistoricallyRomantic]

The Apaches style of raiding and destruction were the inspiration for one of the greatest combat helicopters in modern military history.

[@HistoricallyRomantic]

@Harupert Beagleton It was designed with the engineers subconsciously thinking of the Apache, that's how it got his name. I used to be a defense contractor.

[@chadrowe8452]

All U.S. helicopters have native names like the iroquois (huey)

[@jimsjacob]

Yeah, doubtful it was named after any particular style of raiding. If so, Comanche would have been the best as there were none better at raiding. Almost any raiding party would have sufficed. Tomahawk cruise missiles for example are not inspired by that specific weapon. I worked on many Tomahawk’s btw

[@Astro_touches_children]

@@chadrowe8452 ever heard of the cobra?

[@tehmarok]

​@@Astro_touches_children Was the Cobra designed to be like a snake? How about the Tiger, Cheyenne, and Comanche designs? If they were smart, they'd be inspired by the honey badger. This comment was designed with sarcasm as inspiration, I'll call it "Sarcastic".

[@stephanmenzel9457]

As an professional rider and coachman too I'm not familar with mules. But in the early 90 I was a member of an Four- in-hand horse team at the EQUITANA World horse show in Essen/Germany. I made friendship to an Swiss Army officer and his Six-mule-team. I learn a lot about, since when I own I very high opinion about mules. He told me:" If you want to deal with mules, forget all your experience about horses !" As next: "Every work what a horse is able to do, works a mule much more better!"

[@tudyk21]

I am so glad to have found this channel a few months ago. Especially since it deals so much with my native Texas. My family arrived here SE of San Antonio in 1855.❤

[@tudyk21]

Curiously, my mother arrived in Texas 101 years later, from Montana, via Panama! 🤓

[@kevinklingner7712]

😊

[@xanv8051]

Folk today are lazy because they have White monotheist blood

[@xanv8051]

All monotheist belong in the desert

[@xanv8051]

mark it down its going to be this lifetime your family leaves

[@SB-yj7qo]

So happy that History at the OKC is back!!!!!!! Thank goodness!!

[@amberguerra7750]

I am a direct descendant of Chief Pocarropa of the LiPan Apache's . I love hearing these stories! Thank you for sharing and making them so intriguing

[@stephenpebody5453]

I am noticing a more lengthy storytelling, and , all are 10 out of 10 a really great job , please keep it up , a fine example of history, and dedicated research

[@Joemantler]

A good story today! The story of the recruit, the info about mules, the dangers of nature on the plains, and the unusual nature of the Apache warrior.

[@gregcollins7602]

Korn was not with the Apache he was with the Comanche. Herman Leiman is the kid you want. Herman and Gillette both met later in life and talked about the fight. I suggest a good book called "The Captured" by Scott Zesch.

[@craig5477]

I always have my maps open while listening. My Grandfather and Great Grandfather lived in Mercury, Texas and I grew up hunting & fishing in the central Texas area. I’m familiar with most of the places mentioned & your stories bring pictures of my youth to mind. My Great Great Grandfather and his son were both Texas Rangers. There was a Brady, Texas newspaper article that described his days chasing Indians. Strangly, my mothers side of the family are related to Cynthia Ann Parker, the mother of Quanah Parker. So my ancestors were both Indian & Indian fighters.

[@historyattheokcorral]

Very cool. We have family from Brady! Beautiful country out there.

[@craig5477]

@@historyattheokcorral I’m far removed from my beloved home now but it’s always with me.

[@mmhthree]

@@craig5477 My 2nd Great Grandfather was a Ranger, as well... Obediah R. Hocker. His father, Henry Coleman Hocker, was a justice of the peace.. first they lived in Red River county, and then they moved to southwest of San Antonio, and then on to Driftwood, Texas. Originally from Kentucky. I'd love to find more info on them, as it's been real hard to find the history. I do have all his war info from his Texas Cavalry days, but finding Ranger info has been tough so far, other than a census listing. My great grandmother was an Austin, and I traced us back to my great grandfather being one of Moses Austin's brothers. I often wonder how many Texans don't even know any of their history, and it could really be pretty neat to know. We had no idea he was a Ranger for example. Always neat to read on other Ranger families.. take care!!

[@mmhthree]

@@historyattheokcorral And thank you for these stories!!

[@judithcampbell1705]

I've always respected the Apaches and wanted to learn more about them. Thank you 💛 for your excellent work and dedication to the heroes of the west. These were tough times and the men who venture into this landscape were very brave. Thank you 💛

[@JPGoertz]

Fantastic. Like a fairy tale evening, here at the campfire on the lakes of Berlin / Germany!

[@WyomingTraveler]

Once again an exciting and interesting story. I look forward to learning the story of the red headed warrior.

[@historyattheokcorral]

Thank you!!

[@anangryranger]

Excellent video and information about our history here in Texas. I've been a student of history since a boy in the1950s. And Texas history proceeds obviously. My personal thanks for this fascinating account.

[@historyattheokcorral]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@charleneray8242]

Absolutely love hearing history and seeing historic photographs

[@archiereddy9560]

Absolutely adore these videos, amazing job as always my friend 🙌

[@drsackbarry]

Sun Set That sun still sets in the west But that old trail is asphalt now Baked by the sun hot and dry The sounds of hoofs have passed Herds of buffalo graze no more Barbwire strung along The fence post passed like a picket fence As the truck tires whine on The sweetgrass has all but gone The Mesquite is tall and thick Prickly Pear covers the prairie The Longhorns have gone A saddle all covered in dust The moth-riddled blanket flaps Riding quirt amiss Old spurs hung on a wall On a post hangs a leather belt With a holster cracked and rotting That old hogleg turned brown Brass all green The lassoing cowboy is no more That broad hat tipped back His shirt sleeves rolled high Jeans rolled double His hair thinned and gray High cheekbones darken Bull hide tough Hand scars a many With eyes squinting A straw chair leaned back Daydreaming No more round ups That last ride was long ago With a rolled cigarette on his lip His words in a low key That sun still sets in the west Barry 4/3/2023

[@blusnuby2]

Thank You.....

[@JoeSmith-sl9bq]

Its always a pleasure to see a new video by you, brother.

[@Charlie.a]

Thank you for the hard work

[@RealAmericanStar]

Such a great channel!

[@Charlie.a]

@@RealAmericanStar one of the best for me.

[@edwardreilly9816]

The prodigal son returns. Saving this for my morning drive. Missed you my friend!

[@TheSgtGrizzly]

Another great video brother, the audio has gotten better, as always appreciate the hard work

[@historyattheokcorral]

Thank you Brother!

[@ludwigderzanker9767]

Thx for the Lipan again. The captain or his made up is wonderful to read in Alan le May both classic novels Unforgiven and Searchers. Okay, a little McMurtry is aboard...The most famous mule riders at this time were Santana and General Crook you hear! 😂Very good story and performance guys, Blessings from Northern Germany Ludwig.

[@alexashworth3119]

Wonderful job. These were the special forces of Texas.

[@jadams1722]

No… just killers

[@mikeyh4406]

Was amped up for the new episode... Great stuff...

[@historyattheokcorral]

Thank you!!

[@iamrichrocker]

fantastic content..almost can see the events play ..these Rangers were like Delta forces..tough, resourceful and brave..

[@swhip897]

Very interesting. Great presentation ❤

[@pigmanobvious]

Our farm borders an Indian reservation in Wisconsin. My dad told me a funny story about mules after WW2. Army surplus mules were given to the native farmers to use as draft animals. These mules could not bray as their vocal cords had been cut. This was done so as not to betray themselves and their soldier handlers to the enemy. They were also trained to lie down when they heard an air raid siren. They however could not distinguish air raid sirens from fire trucks. And as the farmers plowed their fields if a fire truck wailed by the mules would lay down on the job!

[@Charlie.a]

O wow you just made my sh$# day better.

[@historyattheokcorral]

That's our whole goal! Hope you enjoy this episode! And God bless, we hope your day gets better!

[@Charlie.a]

@@historyattheokcorral Amen and thanks

[@timwalsh7287]

Good stuff, as always.

[@marniusvanderlubbe]

best channel on here

[@RealAmericanStar]

I hope to see more of these amazing videos soon!

[@glasair38sr]

Bigfoot Wallace punished the Lipans fairly proper. Had a treaty with them….then cleaned out his horses while emigrating from the area. They dropped the hammer on them.

[@WarHammer1989]

There should be a movie about this. Even the mule would be a memorable character

[@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek]

Brilliant Telling of a Fascinating Tale!!!!

[@waynemcauliffe2362]

Thanks mate

[@Joemantler]

I'm not sure what a "healthy thirst for danger" looks like. Seems to me, that would be decidedly UNhealthy.

[@historyattheokcorral]

Gotta live a little. 😎

[@adidog6243]

Another sterling yarn by HOKC. If anybody's interested in the fate of young Adolf Korn, he has a pretty good write up in Scott Zesch's book 'The Captured".

[@historyattheokcorral]

Great read! There will be an episode on him soon!

[@Pewpro]

What a yarn!! I can't get enough of these.

[@tudyk21]

I hope you are able to find enough info on the early life and career or the legendary Frank Hamer!

[@supersafarisurfer4489]

I would ask that you include vintage maps to accompany the video as it plays.

[@jasonvorhees7598]

Lol i made a comment on your last video yesterday about wheres the videos at and today the wish came true! Lol

[@WarHammer1989]

That picture of those Apaches. The look on their faces show they see death very regularly

[@jamoo0]

Been waiting on a new video hell yeah

[@arailway8809]

Nice work.

[@isaiahd5396]

Great stories man

[@historyattheokcorral]

Glad you like them!

[@jesseflores9087]

So cool to hear about the bravery of the Apaches against the odds, picking off cowboys on their way out.

[@jeffreydinnen1675]

I love your videos!

[@deborahvrtis4428]

Excellent book & now I look for similar such entertainment. I was born in AZ , got married in TX & now live in OK. The Southwest is in my blood… I love everything about it except Yuma, AZ which is a place that mirrors Hell.

[@LandCrow]

RIP Jenny The Pack Mule :(

[@thomasnguyen77]

Jim Gilette's origin story before NITRO, Lita Ford and breaking glass with his voice on Mythbusters.

[@bradbutcher3984]

My brother's deer lease is just west of Menard near Fort Mckavett. It's beautiful there.

[@historyattheokcorral]

It sure is!

[@benjonesthe3rd200]

Great history !

[@carllove3705]

You have the story right, but have switched the characters around. Adolf Korn was abducted by the Comanche tribe and spent his entire captivity with the Comanches. The young white warrior in this story was Herman Lehman who was abducted by the the Apache and spent about 7 years with them before being forced to leave the tribe. Herman Lehman ended up with the Comanche Tribe after he left the Apaches.

[@historyattheokcorral]

Not according to Gillette.

[@carllove3705]

@@historyattheokcorral there are other sources. Herman Lehman’s own auto biography called 9 Years With The Indians. And a book called The Captured by Scott Zesch which is written by a relative of Adolf Korn. In that book the ranger Gillette and Herman come face to face in front of many witnesses and actually discuss the events of that day. It is a great book to read if you have the chance. Of course I want to assure you that I meant no disrespect to you personally. I thoroughly enjoyed this video.

[@blusnuby2]

Hombre.....

[@craig5477]

@@carllove3705 as you men have pointed out our history is not always a straightforward account. While the survivors tell the story it sometimes takes a path through many ears before being written. Sorting through the records is enjoyable and sometimes revealing

[@kenneth6847]

If Korn was abducted near Fredericksburg then it was most likely by Comanche

[@haroldharwell7078]

I have read a couple different accounts of a Red haired Indian. Both where further North along the Brazos River. In what would be Palo Pinto , Stephens, & Parker Counties. I wonder if that is the same Redhead, Lipans where certainly in that area.

[@jovitaaguilar3316]

My ancestors were only defending their land.

[@carywest9256]

This Gillette and the other dute joined the Rangers, Quanah Parker and his Comanche were surrendered at Ft.Sill, OK. at just about the same date. I reckon those Lipans figured they could just take up where the Comanche were left afoot the previous September in'74 at Palo Duro Canyon.

[@Goyahkla6772]

The government sent many of my ancestors to the Mescalero Apache and San Carlos Apache reservations. Many Lipan also fled into Mexico while another portion of my relatives were sold into slavery in Louisiana.

[@blusnuby2]

Loves me my MULES ! Woulda rode one back in them days....My '30 year young' minivan`s named Jeny. Had a GOOD Friend who was of Kickapoo/ Sac & Fox ancestry. Stood 6f2", weighed about 200 pounds in his prime. Was 'lightning fast' with his karate-trained hands & feet, an (excellent) surfer, & built Hot Rods out of a tiny garage, back in the day... All part of The American Tapestry, hey ?

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

In the series Gunsmoke I scoffed at Festus use of mules, then a cowboy friend of mine from Stillwater set me straight.

[@blusnuby2]

@@wisconsinfarmer4742 Yep !

[@healdiseasenow]

If u were within 400 miles of a Comanche raiding party you were in danger. I heard this quote and now I understand

[@westxranchin]

Love his biography

[@historyattheokcorral]

Whats the title?

[@westxranchin]

@@historyattheokcorral 6 years with the Texas rangers

[@westxranchin]

@@historyattheokcorral do video on Joaquin Jackson book is called “One ranger”

[@gr1mrea9er82]

What a legend... hunting for food to feed his family, yet his father is an adjutant to the governor... sounds like the whole silver platter Texas style...

[@bheinatz1]

Wtf? Trevor Wallace was a Texas Ranger?! Just look at 3:15! He must me a lot older than he looks...

[@louisianagray8618]

Shouldn't be long now

[@brentclark5849]

I hunt Menard, TX. It's great country that still holds a classic feel

[@paulkeahtigh2]

I think these stories, again make people hate Native Americans, not knowing the POV from Native people 😎

[@txcaddo]

the lipans were scouts for the rangers and army

[@TheObscureAlternative]

Wasn’t the boy Lehman ?

[@westxranchin]

You should do a video on Joaquin Jackson.

[@sinfulrage2775]

🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@macgillespie9914]

Is our electric grid ready for this? Or is this going to cause electric shortages and sky hi prices? We live in Canada in the winter we can't afford an electric grid that is stressed. -30 in a brown our dosen't sound fun

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

Two horses made full recovery from rattler bites.

[@TheBarrwen]

I wonder what a Texas ranger would think if he saw a university safe space these days or had a college student start leveling accusations at him

[@kutthroat2336]

The white teenager was Herman Lehmann not Adolph Korn.

[@historyattheokcorral]

In Gillette's memoir's he says it was Korn.

[@bluekachina2229]

As a Roberts I like

[@sussexgirl]

Looks like Harry is going to get GBH to the ears when meme gets to him, I wonder what meme thinks of his statement, not a hhhhhapppy bunny 😂😂😂

[@ryandillingsworth3540]

🔥⚔️🐎⚔️🔥

[@chrismorris9735]

I do not believe the red headed teen being identified as Adolf Corn is correct. I believe it is Herman Lehmann, and he writes of this encounter in his book, Nine Years among the Indians 1870-1879.

[@frankmueller2781]

Mules are tasty too! 😃

[@fleadoggreen9062]

Anyone know if the Indians ate their meat raw ? Or did they cook it ? Great documentary thanks

[@racspartan1]

👍

[@christianwuttke1629]

But there are much more effektiv

[@lulutileguy]

when i was young and dumb thought Apaches were the bad guys

[@stevehensley903]

Rangers are heroes.

[@BigWillyBilly26]

Im Chiricahua Apache I really enjoy these even tho I always see racist people in the comments 😂

[@khjdakjdhkajhd]

I feel so bad for the Native Americans to have these Invaders Europeans had no business on the continent

[@TheObscureAlternative]

Hardcore killer. Rangers were as cruel as the Apache & Comanche . Just saying . MesoAmericans were the landlords & better at it than the euro Americans

[@ivanthemadvandal8435]

Well if their way of life was so much better why don't you ditch you modern life, go off grid. You won't because that way of life sucks. Just another internet tough guy spouting neo-primitivist bullshit.

[@ItsMeUrDaad]

I like how people mention that the commanche were able to "hunt" buffalo once they got horses.. no one mentions that they chased herds off cliffs and left a majority of the meat and hides. Who reaally depleted the buffalo?

[@xanv8051]

you don't deserve temperance