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= Gubbersville Massacre = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Gubbersville Massacre was a multi-day long conflict in Owensboro, Kentucky between the secessionists from the remote settlement of "Gubbersville" and the United States Military, resulting in the complete destruction of the city and an estimated over 5,000 deaths. In total, at least 12% of the city's population was confirmed dead, with all other citizens either missing or evacuating. The battle ended with 300 of the 500 soldiers sent in response dead, injured or missing, as well the deaths of all of but one Gubbersville residents.

The conflict initially began on the morning of February 8 at a Quizno's restaurant where a verbal altercation between staff and the visiting Gubbersville customer quickly escalated to a hostage situation. After police surrounded the area, the customer, later identified as the leader of the operation, Evan "Gubber", sent out a message to the approximate 40 other Gubbersville residents in the city, alerting them to cause high levels of vandalism and property damage across the entirety of Owensboro. This resulted in military forces to be dispatched from the nearby base of Fort Campbell. With a combination of guerilla-warfare, illegal weaponry and high-grade explosives, the Gubbersville residents were able to hold off U.S soldiers and occupy the city until the last of them were bombed on February 10, with only Gubber escaping, to later be captured, arrested and executed in the following months.

Gubbersville
Gubbersville was a self-proclaimed settlement of secessionists in the southern United States, though its legitimacy was never recognized by the government. Initially an online community of roughly 40 members on the social messaging app Discord, Gubbersville eventually became a physical location in late 2021. Residents quickly migrated from states across the country including Arizona, California, Connecticut, and Virginia. The residents of the settlement were know to travel state to state on road trips for varied reasons, their final travel being interrupted by the conflict the occurred while passing through Kentucky.