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Crazy Horse
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Oglala Sioux chief (1840–1877)
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Crazy Horse (Tȟašúŋke Witkó) was a male Sioux politician and traditional leader or chief. Born on December 4, 1849, in South Dakota, he resided in that state and spoke the Sioux language. He participated in the Red Cloud's War and the Great Sioux War of 1876, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He died on September 5, 1877, at Fort Robinson from a stab wound.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- South Dakota
- Place of death
- Fort Robinson
- Occupation
- traditional leader or chief
- Languages spoken
- Sioux
- Native language
- Sioux
- Participant in
- Battle of the Little Bighorn
- Field of work
- Sioux
- Conflict
- Great Sioux War of 1876
- Image
- Crazy Horse in Fiedler Museum.JPG
- Residence
- South Dakota
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- Commons category
- Crazy Horse
- date of death
- 1877-09-05
- date of birth
- 1849-12-04
- described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- name in native language
- Tȟašúŋke Witkó
- cause of death
- stab wound
- ethnic group
- Sioux
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Encyclopedic overview
Crazy Horse (Lakota: Tȟašúŋke Witkó [tˣaˈʃʊ̃kɛ witˈkɔ], lit. 'His-Horse-Is-Crazy'; c. 1840 – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band and one of the most renowned Native American figures of the nineteenth century. Known for his commitment to defending Lakota lands and lifeways, he emerged as a central figure in the northern Great Plains during a period of intense conflict with the United States. Crazy Horse resisted U.S. expansion into the Powder River Country, rejecting treaty settlements and reservation life, and became widely respected for both his tactical skill and his personal humility, which included a lifelong avoidance of being photographed.
He played leading roles in several major engagements, including the 1866 Fetterman Fight, in which a combined Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho force annihilated a U.S. Army detachment, and the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, where he helped lead the combined Native forces that defeated the 7th Cavalry under George Armstrong Custer. His reputation as a warrior and strategist earned him admiration among his own people and grudging respect from his adversaries.
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