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Crazy Horse
Rapid Creek, Black Hills, United States
Archival Overview
Legendary Oglala Lakota war leader who took up arms against the US federal government to fight against encroachment on Lakota territories and way of life, leading the charge that destroyed Custer's battalion at the Little Bighorn.
Biographical Record
Crazy Horse (Lakota: *Tȟašúŋke Witkó*; c. 1840 – 1877) was a legendary war leader of the Oglala band of Lakota. Renowned for his mystical detachment, courage in battle, and refusal to adopt white customs or be photographed, Crazy Horse was considered the ultimate embodiment of traditional Lakota warrior values.
He played decisive tactical roles in Red Cloud's War (1866–1868), the Battle of the Rosebud against General George Crook, and alongside Sitting Bull led the ferocious charge that overwhelmed Custer's 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876. Constantly refusing to sign treaties that ceded the sacred Black Hills or confined his band to reservations, he was forced by starvation to surrender in May 1877. In September 1877, while resisting being locked in a guardhouse cell at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, he was fatally stabbed with a bayonet by a soldier, dying at age thirty-seven.
Key Life Milestones
Battle of the Rosebud
Defeated General Crook's superior cavalry force, delaying reinforcements and setting the stage for Little Bighorn.
Decisive Charge at the Little Bighorn
Led the ferocious flanking charge that surrounded and annihilated Custer's battalion at the Little Bighorn.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialFort Robinson, Nebraska, United States