However , after driving out the Apaches , the Comanches were stricken by a smallpox epidemic from 1780 until 1781 .
At this point , the power and force of the Comanche was such that they were threatening to take over all of North Mexico .
After driving out the Apaches , the Comanche were stricken by a smallpox epidemic from 1780 until 1781 .
At this point , the power and force of the Comanche was such that they were threatening to take over all of North Mexico .