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The Battle of Lincoln, New Mexico was a five-day-long firefight between civilians that took place from July 15–19, 1878 in the named city. It was the largest armed battle of the Lincoln County War and the climax of that civilian conflict in the New Mexico Territory. The firefight was interrupted and suppressed by United States Cavalry led by Lt. Col. Nathan Dudley from Fort Stanton. By September 1878, when Governor Lew Wallace was appointed in charge of the Territory by the US President, many of the Regulators and other fighters had returned to normal life, often leaving the area. Wallace tasked Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett to reduce lawlessness in the region. By the end of three years, he and his deputies had hunted down and killed Billy the Kid and other figures who had continued to operate as bandits and gunfighters. ==Background== (詳細はLincoln County War began with the murder of rancher John Tunstall〔 on February 18, 1878 by members of the Jesse Evans Gang, who were hired as gunmen by the "Murphy-Dolan" faction (called "The House") to harass their commercial competition in Lincoln, New Mexico. Tunstall had become a competitor of the established Murphy-Dolan mercantile store and bank, and they were losing money in the frontier town.〔(Tower, Mike; "Big Jim French and the Lincoln County War" ); in ''Wild West Magazine;'' 12 June 2006 (online); History Net website; accessed January 2014.〕〔Frederick Nolan; ''The Lincoln County War, A Documentary History''; University of Oklahoma Press; Norman, OK; 1992.〕 Due to the murder and Lincoln County Sheriff William J. Brady's inaction in the case, Tunstall supporters formed their own armed group. They called themselves the Lincoln County Regulators and were led by Richard "Dick" Brewer. Other members included gunmen such as Charlie Bowdre, John Middleton, Frank Coe, George Coe, "Big Jim" French, Doc Scurlock, and William Bonney (later known as Billy the Kid when he had his own gang).〔("Billy the Kid" ); ''Desert USA,'' October 1998, accessed January 2014.〕〔 The conflict resulted in numerous deaths on both sides, including the murder of Sheriff Brady on April 1, 1878.〔〔(''The Lincoln County War'' ); article; "Southern New Mexico" online; accessed January 2014.〕 On April 29, 1878, George Peppin, the newly appointed County Sheriff, led a posse that included Jesse Evans, his gang, and the Seven Rivers Warriors. They engaged three Regulators in a shootout at the Fritz Ranch, resulting in the death of Frank McNab, the wounding of Ab Saunders, and the capture of Frank Coe. Shortly after his capture, Frank Coe escaped custody, although the details are unknown.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Battle of Lincoln )〕(an RS - no author, date, or footnotes, no peer review ) The morning after the shootout at the Fritz Ranch, George Coe took up a defensive position on the roof of Alexander McSween's house. Coe had lost his trigger finger in an earlier gunfight with Buckshot Roberts, but took aim at 'Dutch Charlie' Kruling, a member of the Seven Rivers gang. As the distance exceeded 350 yards, Henry Newton Brown warned Coe he was wasting his shot. Coe shot and wounded Kruling.〔Coe, George; ''Frontier Fighter''; University of New Mexico Press; Albuquerque, New Mexico; 1934.〕 That same day, Seven Rivers members Tom Green, Charles Marshall, Jim Patterson, and John Galvin were killed in Lincoln. The Regulators were blamed.〔 On May 15, a gang of 22 Regulators—led by Deputy Sheriff Doc Scurlock and including Billy the Kid —tracked down Manuel Segovia of the Seven rivers. They believed he had killed McNab. Segovia was reported as shot and killed while allegedly trying to escape custody.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Lincoln (1878)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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