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 | |||||||
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.