September 2, 1921

Ignoring the threat, the union leaders continued to encourage the miners to continue fighting. Two thousand, five hundred federal troops arrived with machine guns and armed military aircraft. They also brought gas bombs and explosives that were used in World War I. Seeing that they were now fighting a losing battle, the miners and the unions backed off and disarmed themselves. The fighting, however, continued in some areas until September 4th. Around 1,000 miners surrendered to the army while the rest went home.

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