battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Lincoln
Battle of Lincoln was a battle fought in 1878 at Lincoln County, in what is now New Mexico, United States. The recorded result: Regulators escaped and disbanded afterwards. Recorded strength: 150; Murphy-Dolan Faction ~60 against 46–53.
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Record
| Date | 1878 (year precision) to 19 July 1878 | |
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| Place | Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States 33.490N, 105.393W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 150; Murphy-Dolan Faction ~60 | 46–53 |
| Casualties and losses | 2 killed; 5-10 wounded | 5 killed; 4-5 wounded; Civilian casualties: 1 wounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Hembrillo Basin 1880, 132 km SW
- Battle of Valverde 1862, 151 km W
- Battle of Canada Alamosa 1861, 167 km W
- First Battle of Mesilla 1861, 189 km SW
- Second Battle of Mesilla 1862, 189 km SW
Elsewhere in 1878
- Battle of Philippopolis Bulgaria
- Battle of Ali Masjid Pakistan
- Battle of Peiwar Kotal Pakistan
- Battle of Centane South Africa
- Battle of Jajce Bosnia and Herzegovina
Battle of Lincoln is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (26 in New Mexico).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3636501, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lincoln (1878), revision 1371224268, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.