Battle of Lincoln
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The Battle of Lincoln was a multi-day 1878 gunfight and siege in Lincoln, New Mexico, that became the climactic confrontation of the Lincoln County War and prominently involved figures like Billy the Kid.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Lincoln canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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gunfight ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| aftermath |
collapse of organized resistance by the Regulators
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waning of the Lincoln County War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Five-Day Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
commercial and political rivalry in Lincoln County
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murder of John Tunstall ⓘ |
| combatant |
Murphy–Dolan faction
NERFINISHED
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Regulators NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunstall–McSween faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Lincoln County War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1878-07-19 ⓘ |
| era | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Billy the Kid legends ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Alexander McSween killed
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multiple Regulators killed ⓘ several Murphy–Dolan supporters killed ⓘ |
| hasDuration | five days ⓘ |
| involves | burning of the McSween house ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory
NERFINISHED
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Lincoln, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Alexander McSween
NERFINISHED
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Billy the Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Bowdre NERFINISHED ⓘ Doc Scurlock NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ George Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ James Dolan NERFINISHED ⓘ John Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ José Chavez y Chavez NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff George Peppin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff William Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan McSween NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom O’Folliard NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army troops from Fort Stanton ⓘ |
| partOf | Lincoln County War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the Tunstall–McSween faction
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victory for the Murphy–Dolan faction ⓘ |
| significance | climactic confrontation of the Lincoln County War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1878-07-15 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July 1878 ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
building siege
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urban gun battle ⓘ |
| year | 1878 ⓘ |
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