What the records say
- When
- 17 Jun 1892
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 44.65° N, 106.11° W
- Description
- 1892 battle that happened during the Johnson County War
Battle of Suggs
Part of the Johnson County War (1892)
The Battle of Suggs, also known as the Suggs Affray or the Suggs Affair, was a shootout between Buffalo Soldiers and Wyoming homesteaders in Suggs, Wyoming on June 17, 1892. The skirmish was part of a larger conflict known as the Johnson County War fought from 1889 to 1893, between wealthy ranchers and settlers of modest means, whom the former accused of being rustlers.
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