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Battle of Stone Corral

1893
California
Era
Indian Wars and Frontier Conflicts
Year
1893
Location
California
Status
Historical record
The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Stone Corral was a Indian Wars and Frontier Conflicts engagement fought in California, 1893.

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Battle of Stone Corral in detail

In June 1893, the last armed confrontation in the hunt for the Sontag-Evans Gang played out at what became known as the Battle of Stone Corral, sometimes called the Gunfight at Stone Corral. The clash came only after a long stretch of tracking and a number of earlier clashes, when Marshal George E. Gard led a small posse in springing a trap on John Sontag and Chris Evans near a corral outside Visalia, California.

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Approximate location. The nearest recorded settlement is shown; the exact site is unrecorded.

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When did Battle of Stone Corral take place?
Battle of Stone Corral took place in 1893.
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Battle of Stone Corral was fought in California, United States.
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