Battle of Lincoln (1878)
Five-day-long firefight between civilians in Lincoln, New Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Lincoln, New Mexico, so-called Five-Day Battle or Five-Day Siege,[1][2] was a five-day-long firefight between the Murphy-Dolan Faction and the Regulators that took place between July 15–19, 1878, in Lincoln, New Mexico.[3][4] It was the largest armed battle of the Lincoln County War in the New Mexico Territory. The firefight was interrupted and suppressed by United States Cavalry led by Lt. Col. Nathan Dudley from Fort Stanton.
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Battle of Lincoln | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Murphy-Dolan Faction Fort Stanton | Regulators | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George Smith George Peppin Nathan Dudley |
Alexander McSween † Billy the Kid | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
150 | 46–53 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 killed 5-10 wounded |
5 killed 4-5 wounded | ||||||
Civilian casualties: 1 wounded |
By September 1878, when Territorial Governor Lew Wallace was appointed by the president, many of the Regulators and other fighters had returned to normal life, as many had left the area. Wallace tasked Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett to reduce lawlessness in the region, and, within three years, he and his deputies had hunted down and killed William "Billy the Kid" Bonney and other figures who had continued to operate in the area.