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

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Lincoln County War notableEvent Battle of Lincoln
Murphy–Dolan faction associatedWithEvent Battle of Lincoln
Tunstall–McSween faction involvedInEvent Battle of Lincoln
Five-Day Battle in Lincoln alsoKnownAs Battle of Lincoln