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This marked the beginning of the conflict. The Cattle barons hanged Jim Averell and Ella "Cattle Kate" Watson for cattle rustling. The settlers were outraged at this and then they started to retaliate. (The picture is Jim Averell)
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The WSGA decided to form an assassination squad. Their first target would be Tom Waggoner, a horse trader.
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Nate Champion was elected the head of the Northern Wyoming Farmers and Stock Growers Association on this date.
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The assassination squad attempts to murder Nate Champion. The four men enter his cabin while he is asleep. Nate Champion fights the assassins off and only him and two of the assassins come out. The assassins flee. (Champion is furthest left)
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On this date, John A. Tisdale and Ranger Jones were shot in the back. Nobody really knows who killed either of them. However, most people think that it was Frank Canton or Tom Horn. (Picture is Tom Horn)
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The invaders gathered at the Cheyenne Club and decided to invade Buffalo, Wyoming.
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Nate Champion is murdered at the KC Ranch when the invaders torched the cabin and forced him to come out.
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The settlers formed a posse of about 400 men. Their mission was to find and stop the invaders.
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When the invaders heard that this posse was coming to stop them, they decided to hole up at the TA Ranch.
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The settlers hailed the TA Ranch with bullets for three days
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The Calvary comes from Fort McKinney. The Invaders surrender to the Army and the war is over.
