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Red Cloud commander

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Red Cloud was the chosen leader of the Sioux and other tribes that attacked Fetterman.  Although he claimed to be in command during the fight, other Indians later claimed he was not present. 

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Red Cloud

Red Cloud (Lakota: Maȟpíya Lúta) (1822 – December 10, 1909) was a very strong war leader and a chief of the Oglala Lakota. He led as a chief from 1868 to 1909. One of the most capable Native American opponents the United States Army faced, he led a successful campaign in 1866–1868 known as Red Cloud's War over control of the Powder River Country in northeastern Wyoming and southern Montana.

References

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red Cloud
  • Drury, B. and Clavin, T., 2013, The Heart of Everything That is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend: Simon & Schuster, New York, 432p.
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