Siege of the TA Ranch

Siege of the TA Ranch
Part of Johnson County War

Picture of the TA Ranch that was taken in 1904, twelve years after the siege.
DateApril 11–13, 1892
Location
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Cattle barons Homesteaders
Commanders and leaders
Frank Wolcott
Frank M. Canton
William "Red" Angus
Strength
50 total
(23 were hired Texas gunmen)
200
Casualties and losses
2-7 men killed None

The Siege of the TA Ranch was a siege and the climax of the Johnson County War, which happened on April 11–13, 1892 in the TA Ranch in Johnson County, Wyoming.[1][2]

The battle was fought between a group of cattle barons and their hired guns, who were trapped in the TA Ranch, and a posse of homesteaders and local lawmen who had besieged them. The siege became a pivotal moment in the war, and was depicted in a number of books, films, and documentaries over the years.

  1. ^ Wyoming SHPO Staff (November 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: TA Ranch Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  2. ^ Johnson Country War: TA Ranch and Invaders Surrender