Lincoln County Regulators

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The Lincoln County Regulators were a frontier posse in New Mexico, famously including Billy the Kid, that fought as a faction in the violent 1878 Lincoln County War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf militia
posse
vigilante group
activeDuring 1878
activeIn New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED
associatedWith Alexander McSween NERFINISHED
John Tunstall NERFINISHED
conflict Lincoln County War NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolvedIn late 1870s
formedIn 1878
hasActivity armed conflict
law enforcement
vigilantism
hasAlternativeName Regulators NERFINISHED
hasLeader Richard M. Brewer NERFINISHED
hasMember Billy Wilson NERFINISHED
Billy the Kid NERFINISHED
Charlie Bowdre NERFINISHED
Doc Scurlock NERFINISHED
Frank Coe NERFINISHED
Frank McNab NERFINISHED
Fred Waite NERFINISHED
George Coe NERFINISHED
Henry Brown NERFINISHED
Jim French NERFINISHED
John Middleton NERFINISHED
Jose Chavez y Chavez NERFINISHED
Richard M. Brewer NERFINISHED
Tom O’Folliard NERFINISHED
Yginio Salazar NERFINISHED
historicalEra 19th century
jurisdictionClaimed Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED
language English
legalStatus deputized posse
locatedIn Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED
notableEvent killing of Sheriff William J. Brady
notableFor involvement of Billy the Kid
role in Lincoln County War
opposed Murphy-Dolan faction NERFINISHED
Sheriff William J. Brady NERFINISHED
participatedIn Lincoln County War NERFINISHED
region American Old West NERFINISHED
supported Tunstall-McSween faction NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1870s
typeOfOrganization armed group

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Lincoln County War involves Lincoln County Regulators