Bisbee Riot

"Bisbee gunfight" redirects here. For the 1883 event, see Bisbee massacre. For the 1917 event, see Bisbee Deportation.

Bisbee Riot

Part of Red Summer
July 4th US News coverage of the July 3, 1919 Bisbee Riot
Date	July 3, 1919
Location	Bisbee, Arizona, United States
Also known as	Battle of Brewery Gulch
Outcome	~8 wounded

A photograph of Tombstone Canyon in the 1910s

The Bisbee Riot, or the Battle of Brewery Gulch, was a riot that occurred on July 3, 1919, between the black Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry and members of local police forces in Bisbee, Arizona.

The Bisbee Riot was a part of the Red Summer of 1919, during which violent race riots, often influenced by white supremacist terrorism, broke out across the country. This riot was unusual for being between police and military, unlike most of the other riots during the Red Summer which involved civilians.

Following a confrontation between a military policeman and some of the Buffalo Soldiers, the situation escalated into a street battle in Bisbee's historic Brewery Gulch. At least fifty soldiers were arrested, eight people were seriously injured, and one bystander was killed.