The Lincoln County War

The Lincoln County Cattle War (Dutch: Veeoorlog in Lincoln County) was an armed conflict in New Mexico that lasted from 18 February to July 19, 1878. The conflict was between The Lincoln County Regulators (who fought for John Tunstall revenge crew) and gangs led by the Chisum. In the final fight also state troopers fought on their side. Had murdered Tunstall was a company headed by James Dolan, Lawrence Murphy and John h. Riley. It was a conflict that arose after the death of trader and banker John Tunstalland ended with the death of lawyer Alex McSween.



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[hide] *1 gangs in the area around the city of Lincoln, New Mexico  ==Gangs in the area around the city of Lincoln, New Mexico[ Edit] == On the side of John Tunstall, Alex McSween and John Chisum.
 * 2 cause of the conflict
 * 3 major gunfights
 * 4 the beginning
 * 5 Blackwater Creek executions
 * 6 The Tularosa Fire fight
 * 7 the gunfight with Buckshot Roberts
 * further course 8
 * 9 the end (The Five Day Ordeal)
 * 10 the end
 * 11 see also

On the side had murdered Tunstall:
 * The Lincoln County Regulators, this gang wore for the official start the name Iron Clad.

Also, they have fought together with the State in a few battles soldiers of New Mexico.
 * The House
 * The Seven Rivers Cowboys
 * The Jesse Evans Gang
 * The John Kinney Gang also called Rio Grande Posse

Neutrals

==Cause of the conflict[ Edit] == The two business partners McSween and Tunstall (which were supported financially by John Chisum) competed with James Dolan, Lawrence Murphy and John h. Riley. They tried to undermine Tunstall but that did not work in a legal way. They tried to kill him. Therefore, John Tunstall the Iron Clad to Tunstall to protect. One day she managed William Morton, Jesse Evans and Tom Hill (and also possible Buckshot Roberts ) to Tunstall to kill. After this murder formed the boys-who fell under the tutelage of Tunstall-a gang called The Regulators, also called Lincoln County Regulators, and this gang was instructed to arrest the murderers of Tunstall. As a result, the gang started The Boys hit back and this turned out on war in which nearly a quarter of the population of Lincoln was killed. ==Major gunfights[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="126" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Below is a list of all fire fights that occurred in The Lincoln County War between the two sides.
 * Selman's Scouts.

==The beginning<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the murder of Tunstall were the members of Iron Clad gedeputeerd and they received arrest warrants for Tunstall's murderers, the gang then got the name The Lincoln County Regulators. The gang then got more members but the most important members were: Billy the Kid (William Henry McCarty), Richard "Dick" Brewer, Frank McNab, Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock, Jim French, John Middleton, George Coe, Frank Coe, Jose Chavez y Chavez, Charlie Bowdre, Tom O'Folliard, Fred Waite, and Henry Newton Brown. ==Blackwater Creek executions<span class="mw-editsection" len="355" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Regulators started immediately with tracking down and arresting members of gangs had murdered Tunstall. The first man in the countryside near Rio Penasco was seized was William Morton. He gave itself, along with fellow deputy sheriff Frank Baker, over after a running gun battle of 8 kilometers. They were brought back to Lincoln, but Richard Brewer said he saw them rather dead. He told them that they would arrive in Lincoln alive but other Regulators wanted them executed, through William McCloskey was spared their lives.
 * The John Henry Tunstall assassination attempt.
 * The 8 km fight.
 * Blackwater Creek executions.
 * The Tularosa fire fight.
 * The Aqua Negra Canyon fire.
 * The Lincoln County.
 * The Blazer's Mill gunfight.
 * The Fritz Spring vuurgecht.
 * The March to Dolan's veeën camp.
 * The gunfight Ruidosa.
 * The first San Patricio gunfight.
 * The second San Patricio gunfight.
 * The March to San Patricio.
 * The John Chisum Ranch-negotiations.
 * The COE's Ranch looting.
 * The Five Days Ordeal/The Five Days Battle.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On 9 March 1878 William Morton and Frank Baker were still executed. After McCloskey was also tried to mediate, he murdered again, also on suspicion of treason. By the Regulators was told that Morton was the one who tried to flee and allowing the death shot McCloskey Regulators him dead shots. However, this was not believed because McCloskey was a friend with Morton and Baker. The story was also incredible because all three bodies were pierced with 11 bullets, which pointed to a heavy execution and that McCloskey died when trying to stop it. On the same day raided the Tunstall's other two killers (named Tom Hill and Jesse Evans) a sheep Tracker. There was a Hill died and Evans severely wounded hit. When he was in Fort Stanton was treated for his wounds, he was arrested with a federal warrant for stealing an Indian reserve. ==The Tularosa Fire Fight<span class="mw-editsection" len="353" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On april 1, 1878 Regulators (called: Jim French, Frank McNab, John Middleton, Fred Waite, Henry Brown and Billy the Kid) the sheriff William j. Brady and his Deputies called George Hindman close to the town of Tularosa. Brady died of at least a dozen bullets and his deputy was fatally hit. After they were stopped shooting at the two men ran to the body of Billy the Kid and McNab sheriff Brady to Billy's rifle to pack that was previously taken away but also for suits of his arrest warrant for Alex McSween. Billy Matthews, wounded both men fired on them making them. McNab was no longer on a horseback ride, he had to go into hiding and thereby remain at Sam Corbet Corbet was until he again strengthened. ==The gunfight with Buckshot Roberts<span class="mw-editsection" len="366" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On april 4, 1878, the Regulators end up at Blazer's Mill where they found Buckshot Roberts. They also had an arrest warrant for him. Frank Coe first tried to convince him. Richard Brewer, however, was impatient and sent his men go commando making Roberts for fear of the upcoming men in around started shooting. When Roberts tried to reload, he was pounced by Billy the Kid but he was knocked down with the rifle by Roberts.Then crept in the House and Richard Roberts Brewer went off itself. Roberts and Brewer's Mill Roberts remained seated where he sat and died of his injuries. Roberts and Brewer were buried side by side at the scene of the firefight. Roberts was also able to the index finger and thumb of George Coe to shoot off, also Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock and John Middleton were injured. After this gunfight and the death of Frank McNab Brewer was chosen as the new leader. But on 29 april (only 25 days) he was also later murdered Scurlock was making the new leader. ==Further course<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On april 30, 1878, the Regulators in battle with the men of Dolan but also with American soldiers. The only dead in this battle was caused by George Coe who kill someone shot from 440 metres. Because she also was the war a lot more violent shots at soldiers and they got there new enemies at. On May 15, 1878 the Regulators were able to apprehend Manuel Segovia, he had imprisoned Frank McNab. Later he tried to escape but when he was shot down by Billy the Kid and Paul Chavez. ==The end (The Five Day Ordeal)<span class="mw-editsection" len="359" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On 15 July 1878 The Regulators were trapped. They were stuck in McSween's House and in the Ellis store. In the Ellis store were Doc Scurlock, Charlie Bowdre, John Middleton, Frank Coe and other, were at the home of Alex McSween and Susan McSween, Billy the Kid, Henry Brown, Jim French, Tom O'Folliard, Jose Chavez y Chavez, George Coe, Tom Cullens Yginio Salazar, and some Mexicans, in the city there were also some other Regulators around forces of Azi Chavez. Delicate vegetation they shots on the owners. They were surrounded by the gangs called The House and The Seven Rivers Cowboys.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the three days it was there shot and every name in the book on each other but none of the two parties was overpowered by the other. Have died of the Regulators side a cowboy named Tom Cullens and on the side had murdered Tunstall fell a dead called Charlie Crawford, he was shot at a distance of 500 metres by the father-in-law of "Doc" Scurlock who was called Fernando Herrera . Around this time, Henry Brown, George Coe and Joe Smith to the Tunstall store where they two men of The House and pursued them in an outdoor toilet.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The odds remained similar for both sides until Nathan Dudley with its State soldiers came to help on the side of Chisum. They started shooting with cannons on the Ellis store thereby left the Regulators that were sitting in that House led by Doc Scurlock and each Member went his own way also did the men who were led by Paul Chavez in the McSween House this causing the other regulators there only stood for.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On 19 July 1878, McSween's House in the afternoon was set on fire. This fire expanded slowly out and Alex McSween asked if his wife was allowed to leave the House without being shot at. That should. At nine o'clock in the evening, they decided to flee. Jim French went first and was followed by Billy the Kid, Tom O'Folliard, and Jose Chavez y Chavez. The members under had murdered Tunstall saw this and opened fire on them, with Harvey Morris (the Alex McSween's law partner) was killed. The State soldiers walked the back yard, where a shootout took place in which Alex McSween was killed (this is a symbol of the end of The Lincoln County War). Seven Rivers Cowboy Bob Beckwithdied also, and also were Francisco Zamora and Frank Romero killed. Corbet in his back shot and pretended he was dead, he survived. Three Mexicans who escaped, gathered later at an agreed place. ==Expiration<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the Regulators themselves. Billy the Kid Charlie Bowdre, Tom O'Folliard and went on with Dave Rudabaugh formed a new gang. Patt Garret, he was later also joined in this by the State hired to Billy the Kid to catch. This succeeds him eventually, where he shot him dead. Charlie Bowdre also killed during chasing Patt Garrett and Tom O'Folliard.