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William Harrison Clanton (1862 – October 26, 1881) was an outlaw Cowboy in Cochise County, Arizona Territory. He, along with his father Newman Clanton and brother Ike Clanton, worked a ranch near the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona Territory and stole livestock from Mexico and later U.S. ranchers.
Nov 24, 2009 · Learn about the famous gunfight between the Earp brothers and the Clanton-McLaury gang on October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona. Billy Clanton was one of the three men killed in the 30-second shootout.
In Tombstone at the time of the gunfight were five members of the Cowboys: Billy Claiborne, brothers Ike and Billy Clanton, and brothers Tom and Frank McLaury. During that brief battle, 3 men were killed, 3 were wounded, 2 ran away, and one fought but was unharmed.
- October 26, 1881
Over several days, the prosecution's witnesses testified that Tom McLaury was unarmed, that Billy Clanton had his hands in the air, and that neither of the McLaurys were troublemakers. They portrayed Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury as being unjustly bullied and beaten by the vengeful Earps on the day of the gunfight.
Learn about the famous gunfight between the Earps and the Clanton-McLaury gang in Tombstone, Arizona, in 1881. Find out who was involved, what happened, and how it shaped the Western history.
Aug 14, 2006 · Learn about the background and details of the famous 1881 shootout between the Earps and the Cowboys in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Find out who was Billy Clanton, one of the three men killed in the gunfight, and how he was involved in the outlawry and politics of the region.
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Mar 26, 2020 · Billy Clanton and Tom and Frank McLaury were dead. Ike Clanton and two other cowboys had escaped the same fate. On the Earps’ side, all survived, but only Wyatt remained unharmed.
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