Native Americans: A Captivating Guide to Native American History and the Trail of Tears, Including Tribes Such as the Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and by History Captivating

Author:History, Captivating
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-22T00:00:00+00:00

The Legend, His Actions, and the Aid of Crazy Horse

In June 1876, Sitting Bull had helped to assemble between 12,000 and 15,000 warriors. They set up at the Little Bighorn River. As a spiritual leader, he also made sure that they completed ceremonies. One of the most important ceremonies was the Sun Dance Ceremony, and Sitting Bull participated in the dance for 36 hours. During that time, he experienced a vision of the result, and he relayed that he had seen that they would be victorious. The vision appeared to be coming true when, on the 17th of June, they joined in battle against General George Crook. He and his men retreated from the battlefield in what would later be called the Battle of the Rosebud.

Crazy Horse was another Lakota Sioux chief. His history somewhat paralleled Sitting Bull's (he killed a buffalo at 12 years old). After witnessing the brutal killing of a Sioux (who was trying to mediate an argument) by a soldier, he joined the fight against the US military. He became a chief at 24 years of age and refused to resettle after the Fort Laramie Treaty. Crazy Horse and his followers ignored the requirement to report to the US government following the illegal activities of prospectors entering their lands. The movements and tactics of his men were instrumental in helping defeat Crook the week before.

Eight days after the defeat of Crook, General Custer initiated an attack on Sitting Bull and his warriors, opting to strike them while the warriors were on their own territory. Following the defeat of Crook, Crazy Horse and his warriors joined Sitting Bull. They coordinated their movements. As Sitting Bull attacked Custer from the front, Crazy Horse and his warriors joined from the north and west, and Chief Gall attacked from the south and east.

The battle did not last 30 minutes and resulted in the complete annihilation of Custer, two of his brothers, one of his nephews, his brother-in-law, and all of the men under him. It is estimated that including their scouts a total of 268 US soldiers died at the battle. There were 55 who were injured, but alive, when it ended. It was clear that Custer had vastly over-estimated his abilities and underestimated how many natives he was facing. He also failed to account for how angry the Native Americans were after his illegal entry into their lands and his attempt to kill them on their own lands.

Following the victory, Sitting Bull felt obligated to point out what should have been obvious, “Let no man say that this was a massacre. They came to kill us and killed themselves.” Custer had vastly overestimated his own abilities and those of the men he was to fight. Still, Sitting Bull knew that the loss of American troops would be met with retaliation, despite the fact that the soldiers had been the initial aggressors.

Both chiefs would continue to keep their people free. Knowing that the US government would never honor their agreements

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