Battle of Suggs

Battle of Suggs
Part of Johnson County War
DateJune 17, 1892
Location44°38′56″N 106°06′50″W / 44.649°N 106.114°W / 44.649; -106.114
Result Homesteader victory
Belligerents
9th Cavalry Homesteaders
Commanders and leaders
Charles S. Ilsey Unknown
Strength
20 Unknown
Casualties and losses
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.