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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| siege of the TA Ranch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: siege of the TA Ranch Context triple: [Johnson County War, notableEvent, siege of the TA Ranch]
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Marianna raid
The Marianna raid was a small but brutal American Civil War engagement in September 1864, in which Union forces attacked the Confederate-held town of Marianna, Florida, resulting in intense street fighting and significant local destruction.
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B.
Yavapai War
The Yavapai War was a 19th-century conflict between the United States and the Yavapai (often allied with Apache groups) in Arizona, marked by campaigns of forced removal and violent suppression of Indigenous resistance.
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C.
Hualapai War
The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.
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D.
Wakarusa War
The Wakarusa War was an 1855 armed standoff between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces near Lawrence, Kansas, that exemplified the violent tensions of the Bleeding Kansas era preceding the American Civil War.
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E.
Cochise War
The Cochise War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Chiricahua Apache led by Chief Cochise and the United States, marked by raids and guerrilla warfare across the Southwest following a breakdown in relations in 1861.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: siege of the TA Ranch Target entity description: 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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A.
Marianna raid
The Marianna raid was a small but brutal American Civil War engagement in September 1864, in which Union forces attacked the Confederate-held town of Marianna, Florida, resulting in intense street fighting and significant local destruction.
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B.
Yavapai War
The Yavapai War was a 19th-century conflict between the United States and the Yavapai (often allied with Apache groups) in Arizona, marked by campaigns of forced removal and violent suppression of Indigenous resistance.
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C.
Hualapai War
The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.
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D.
Wakarusa War
The Wakarusa War was an 1855 armed standoff between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces near Lawrence, Kansas, that exemplified the violent tensions of the Bleeding Kansas era preceding the American Civil War.
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E.
Cochise War
The Cochise War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Chiricahua Apache led by Chief Cochise and the United States, marked by raids and guerrilla warfare across the Southwest following a breakdown in relations in 1861.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | range war engagement ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wyoming Stock Growers Association gunmen ⓘ hired gunmen ⓘ local settlers ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Wyoming Stock Growers Association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
small ranchers and homesteaders ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Johnson County, Wyoming
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wyoming ⓘ |
| mainLocation | TA Ranch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | siege ⓘ |
| opponent |
hired gunmen employed by large cattle interests
ⓘ
local settlers and lawmen ⓘ |
| opposedBy | local sheriff and posse ⓘ |
| partOf | Johnson County War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | invasion of Johnson County by hired gunmen ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Johnson County War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
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rifles ⓘ |
| year | 1892 ⓘ |
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Subject: siege of the TA Ranch Description of subject: 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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