Battle of Suggs

Battle of Suggs
	Part of Johnson County War
Date	June 17, 1892
Location	Suggs, Wyoming44°38′56″N 106°06′50″W / 44.649°N 106.114°W
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.^[1]^[2] The skirmish was part of a larger conflict known as the Johnson County War that was fought between 1889 and 1893.

^ Schubert, Frank N. (1973). "The Suggs Affray: The Black Cavalry in the Johnson County War". The Western Historical Quarterly. 4 (1): 57–68. doi:10.2307/967068. ISSN 0043-3810 – via JSTOR.
^ "Buffalo Soldiers in Wyoming and the West". www.wyohistory.org. Archived from the original on February 10, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

[Schubert-1] Schubert, Frank N. (1973). "The Suggs Affray: The Black Cavalry in the Johnson County War". The Western Historical Quarterly. 4 (1): 57–68. doi:10.2307/967068. ISSN 0043-3810 – via JSTOR.

[Tom-2] "Buffalo Soldiers in Wyoming and the West". www.wyohistory.org. Archived from the original on February 10, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

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