the Cowboys
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The Cowboys were an outlaw gang of loosely organized cattle rustlers and bandits in Cochise County, Arizona Territory, who famously clashed with lawmen like the Earp brothers in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Cowboys canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | outlaw gang ⓘ |
| activeDuring | late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Old West
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Tombstone, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedNear | Tombstone, Arizona Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criminalActivity |
armed robbery
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cattle theft ⓘ horse theft ⓘ |
| era | American frontier period ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cochise County Cowboys
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Cowboys of Cochise County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Billy Claiborne
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Billy Clanton NERFINISHED ⓘ Florentino “Indian Charlie” Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank McLaury NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Stilwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ike Clanton NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Ringo NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Spence NERFINISHED ⓘ Phineas Clanton NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom McLaury NERFINISHED ⓘ “Curly Bill” Brocius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | violent criminal gang ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent |
Earp Vendetta Ride
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral NERFINISHED ⓘ attempted assassination of Virgil Earp ⓘ murder of Morgan Earp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
banditry
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cattle rustling ⓘ conflict with the Earp brothers ⓘ stagecoach robbery ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | outlawed ⓘ |
| notableRival | lawmen of Tombstone ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Arizona Territory
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Cochise County, Arizona Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Doc Holliday
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Morgan Earp NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil Earp NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyatt Earp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationType | loosely organized gang ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
books about Wyatt Earp
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films about the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ |
| primaryActivity | cross-border cattle rustling from Mexico ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
U.S.–Mexico borderlands
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southeastern Arizona ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | early 1880s ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | circa 1870s ⓘ |
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