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A range war, also known as range conflict or cattle war, is a type of usually violent conflict, most commonly in the 19th and early 20th centuries in the American West. The subject of these conflicts was control of "open range", or range land freely used for cattle grazing, or conflicting sheep pasture, which gave
The Cattle Industry and Range Wars Learning Objectives Explain why the cattle industry was paramount to the development of the West and how it became the catalyst for violent range wars
The American Frontier. American History. Frontier Wars by Emerson Hough. Gunfights Across the West. If the Frontier wasn't filled with violence enough, one common event was the frequent feuds, range wars, and political conflicts that created more bloodshed.
The Johnson County War, also known as the War on Powder River and the Wyoming Range War, was a range conflict that took place in Johnson County, Wyoming from 1889 to 1893. The conflict began when cattle companies started ruthlessly persecuting alleged rustlers in the area, many of whom were settlers who competed with them for livestock, land ...
- Stock, grazing and water rights disputes
- Homesteader victory
- July 20, 1889 - May 24, 1893
Sep 14, 2021 · Mount Up: The American Range Wars Of The Wild West. by Sullivan Cauley. September 14, 2021. The Wild West of lore ended a little after the turn of the 19th century, but it didn’t go down without a fight. As civilization made its final push into the West, farmers and ranchers had a war over whether the region would be open range or fenced-off ...
Aug 29, 2011 · Range wars flared up for a number of reasons: conflict between large cattle ranchers and homesteaders; disagreement between ranchers over water rights; and then there were the sheep and cattle wars.
Feb 6, 2010 · Origins. During the late 1880s a number of range wars—informal undeclared violent conflicts—erupted between cattlemen and sheepmen over water rights, grazing rights, or property/border disagreements. In this case, there had been quarrels between the workhands of both factions as far back as 1882.
