Crazy Horse
Tribal chief, Deceased Person
– 1877
Who was Crazy Horse?
Crazy Horse, literally "His-Horse-Is-Crazy"; ca. 1840 – September 5, 1877 was a Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota. He took up arms against the U.S. Federal government to fight against encroachments on the territories and way of life of the Lakota people, including leading a war party to victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876.
Four months after surrendering to U.S. troops under General Crook in May 1877, Crazy Horse was fatally wounded by a military guard, using his bayonet, while allegedly resisting imprisonment at Camp Robinson in present-day Nebraska. He ranks among the most notable and iconic of Native American tribal members and has been honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a 13¢ Great Americans series postage stamp.
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- Siblings
- Spouses
- Black Shawl
(1871 - )
- Black Shawl
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Sioux
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Profession
- Lived in
- South Dakota
- Died
- Sep 5, 1877
Fort Robinson
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on July 23, 2013
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