List of Old West gunfights
This is a list of Old West gunfights. Gunfights have left a lasting impression on American frontier history; many were retold and embellished by dime novels and magazines like Harper's Weekly during the late 19th and early 20th century. The most notable shootouts took place in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Some like the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral were the outcome of long-simmering feuds and rivalries but most were the result of a confrontation between outlaws and law enforcement.
List
- Bellevue War, April 1, 1840, Bellevue, Iowa Territory
- Broderick–Terry duel, September 13, 1859, San Francisco, California
- Wild Bill Hickok–Davis Tutt shootout, July 21, 1865, Springfield, Missouri
- Gunfight at Hide Park, August 19, 1871, Newton, Kansas
- Goingsnake massacre, April 15, 1872, Tahlequah, Indian Territory
- Lampasas Gunfight, June 7, 1877, Lampasas, Texas
- Battle of Blazer's Mill, April 4, 1878, Mescalero, New Mexico Territory
- Battle of Lincoln, July 15–19, 1878, Lincoln, New Mexico Territory
- Long Branch Saloon Gunfight, April 5, 1879, Dodge City, Kansas
- Variety Hall Shootout, January 22, 1880, Las Vegas, New Mexico Territory
- Mussel Slough Tragedy, May 11, 1880, Hanford, California
- Luke Short-Charlie Storms Gunfight, February 25, 1881, Tombstone, Arizona Territory
- Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight, April 14, 1881, El Paso, Texas
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, October 26, 1881, Tombstone, Arizona Territory
- Trinidad Gunfight, April 16, 1882, Trinidad, Colorado
- Vaudeville Theater Ambush, March 11, 1884, San Antonio, Texas
- Hunnewell, Kansas Gunfight, August 21, 1884, Hunnewell, Kansas
- Frisco shootout, December 1, 1884, Reserve, New Mexico Territory
- Tascosa Gunfight, March 21, 1886, Tascosa, Texas
- Luke Short-Jim Courtright Gunfight, February 8, 1887, Fort Worth, Texas
- Tewksbury's Ranch shootout, September 1887, Pleasant Valley, Arizona Territory
- Owens-Blevins Shootout, September 1887, Holbrook, Arizona Territory
- Tunnel Saloon Gabriel-Phy shootout, May 31, 1888, Florence, Arizona Territory
- Battle of Cimarron, January 12, 1889, Cimarron, Kansas
- Wham Paymaster robbery, May 11, 1889, near Fort Thomas, Arizona Territory
- Battle of Coffeyville, October 5, 1892, Coffeyville, Kansas
- Battle of Stone Corral, June 11–12, 1893, Visalia, California
- Battle of Tres Jacales, June 30, 1893, Tres Jacales, Chihuahua
- Battle of Ingalls, September 1, 1893, Ingalls, Indian Territory
- Gunfight at Morenci, December 18, 1895, Morenci, Arizona Territory
- Skeleton Canyon shootout, August 12, 1896, Nogales, Arizona Territory
- Blackwell gunfight, December 4, 1896, Blackwell, Indian Territory
- Shootout on Juneau Wharf, July 8, 1898, Skagway, District of Alaska
- Hot Springs Gunfight, March 16, 1899, Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Columbus shootout, March 16, 1899, Columbus, Texas
- Shootout at Wilson Ranch, April 7, 1899, Pearce, Arizona Territory
- Fairbank train robbery, February 15, 1900, Fairbank, Arizona Territory
- Moab Shootout, May 26, 1900, Moab, Utah
- Battleground Gunfight, October 8, 1901, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona Territory
- Gunfight at Spokogee, September 22, 1902, Dustin, Indian Territory
- Canyon Diablo Shootout, April 8, 1905, Canyon Diablo, Arizona Territory
- Shootout in Benson, February 27, 1907, Benson, Arizona Territory
- Naco Gunfight, April 5, 1908, Naco, Sonora
- Shootout at Sonoratown, May 15, 1911, near Ray, Arizona Territory
- Gleeson Gunfight, March 5, 1917, Gleeson, Arizona
- Power's Cabin Shootout, February 10, 1918, Galiuro Mountains, Arizona
See also
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- Gunfight at Hide Park
- Goingsnake massacre
- Battle of Bates Point
- Gunfight at Blazer's Mill
- Battle of Lincoln (1878)
- Variety Hall shootout
- Mussel Slough Tragedy
- Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight
- Guadalupe Canyon Massacre
- Battle of the Plaza
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
- Trinidad Gunfight
- Vaudeville Theater ambush
- Hunnewell gunfight
- Frisco shootout
- Battle of Cimarron
- Battle of Stone Corral
- Battle of Tres Jacales
- Battle of Ingalls
- Gunfight at Morenci
- Blackwell gunfight
- Shootout on Juneau Wharf
- Hot Springs gunfight
- Shootout at Wilson Ranch
- Gunfight in Moab
- Battleground Gunfight
- Chinese Massacre Cove
- Big Fight at the Jenkins Saloon
- Thibodaux massacre
- Gunfight at Spokogee
- Canyon Diablo shootout
- Shootout in Benson
- Naco Gunfight
- Battle of Eufaula
- Shootout in Sonoratown
- Gleeson gunfight
- Power's Cabin shootout
- Skeleton Canyon shootout
showdowns
- Broderick–Terry duel
- Sandbar Fight
- Hickok–Tutt Shootout
- Duels of Jim Levy
- Duels of Tom Carberry
- Short–Courtright Shootout
- Bull–Peel duel
- Mart Duggan duel
- Anderson-McCluskie duel
- Canton–Dunn Shootout
- Long Branch Saloon gunfight
- South Pass Shootout
- Walker–Graham duel
- Burton Mossman duel
- Silks–Fultom duel
- Higgins–Standifer duel
- Western Code Duello
- Railroad Wars
- County seat war
- Tutt–Everett War
- Regulator–Moderator War
- Lincoln County War
- Lee–Peacock feud
- Sutton–Taylor feud
- Horrell–Higgins feud
- Brooks–Baxter War
- Colorado Railroad War
- Earp Vendetta Ride
- Dodge City War
- Flynn–Doran feud
- Gray County War
- Jaybird–Woodpecker War
- Enid–Pond Creek Railroad War
- Brooks–McFarland feud
- Reese–Townsend feud
- McIntosh County Seat War
- Deschutes Railroad War
- Boyce–Sneed feud
- Placer County Railroad War
- Bellevue War
- Colorado Labor Wars
- Idaho labor strike
wars
- Jonathan R. Davis Gunfight
- Northfield Bank Robbery
- Skeleton Canyon massacres
- Battle of Coffeyville
- Canyon Diablo Train Robbery
- Wham Paymaster robbery
- Black Bart Robberies
- Fairbank Train Robbery
- Gage Train Robbery
- Big Springs Robbery
- Overland Flyer Train Robbery
- Baxter's Curve Train Robbery
- Jarbidge Stage Robbery