siege of the TA Ranch

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The siege of the TA Ranch was a pivotal 1892 armed standoff in Wyoming during the Johnson County War, where local settlers and lawmen surrounded hired gunmen employed by powerful cattle interests.

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siege of the KC Ranch 1
siege of the TA Ranch canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed standoff
event in the Johnson County War
military engagement
cause Johnson County War escalation
tensions between large cattle barons and small settlers
chronology late phase of the Johnson County War
conflict Johnson County War
conflictType range war engagement
country United States
date April 1892
describedAs pivotal engagement of the Johnson County War
followedBy arrest and later release of many invaders
intervention by the U.S. Cavalry
genre Old West history
hasConsequences increased public scrutiny of cattle barons
political fallout in Wyoming
hasOutcome no formal convictions for leading cattle barons
hasParticipant Johnson County lawmen
Wyoming Stock Growers Association gunmen
hired gunmen
local settlers
historicalRegion American Old West
linked to: Old West
involves Wyoming Stock Growers Association
small ranchers and homesteaders
locatedIn Johnson County, Wyoming
United States
Wyoming
mainLocation TA Ranch
militaryTactic siege
opponent hired gunmen employed by large cattle interests
local settlers and lawmen
opposedBy local sheriff and posse
partOf Johnson County War
precededBy invasion of Johnson County by hired gunmen
relatedTo Johnson County War
range wars in the American West
result capture of hired gunmen by local forces
surrender of the besieged gunmen
significance symbol of resistance by small ranchers and settlers against cattle barons
turning point in the Johnson County War
theme land and grazing rights disputes
vigilantism and private armies
timePeriod late 19th century
weaponUsed revolvers
rifles
year 1892

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Johnson County War notableEvent siege of the TA Ranch
Nate Champion notableEvent siege of the KC Ranch
linked to: siege of the TA Ranch