Tunstall–McSween faction
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The Tunstall–McSween faction was a coalition of ranchers, merchants, and their allies in 19th-century New Mexico that opposed the corrupt Murphy-Dolan interests during the Lincoln County War, famously including figures like Billy the Kid.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tunstall–McSween faction canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political faction ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1870s ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Lincoln County Regulators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
McSween law practice
ⓘ
Tunstall store NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
cowboys
ⓘ
lawmen ⓘ merchants ⓘ ranchers ⓘ small ranchers ⓘ |
| conflict | Lincoln County War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicRivalOf | Murphy-Dolan faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Alexander McSween
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Tunstall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alexander McSween
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy the Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Bowdre NERFINISHED ⓘ Doc Scurlock NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Waite NERFINISHED ⓘ George Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ John Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ John Scroggins NERFINISHED ⓘ John Tunstall NERFINISHED ⓘ José Chavez y Chavez NERFINISHED ⓘ McCloskey NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Brewer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Corbet NERFINISHED ⓘ Yginio Salazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent |
Battle of Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
murder of John Tunstall ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alexander McSween
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy the Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ John Tunstall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
James Dolan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lawrence Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Murphy-Dolan faction NERFINISHED ⓘ Murphy-Dolan interests ⓘ |
| region | southeastern New Mexico Territory ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 1877–1879 ⓘ |
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