Battle of Suggs
| Battle of Suggs | |||||||
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| Part of Johnson County War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| 9th Cavalry | Homesteaders | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Charles S. Ilsey | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 2 wounded | None | ||||||
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.