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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 in the 19th century.
Crazy Horse is the world's largest mountain carving located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is considered The Eighth Wonder of the World in progress.
Aug 24, 2018 · Crazy Horse was a Lakota leader and warrior who clashed with the U.S. federal government.
May 23, 2024 · Crazy Horse, a chief of the Oglala band of Lakota Sioux who was an able tactician and a determined warrior in the Sioux resistance to European Americans’ invasion of the northern Great Plains. He helped annihilate a battalion of U.S. soldiers under George A. Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876).
Apr 20, 2021 · Crazy Horse was an Oglala Sioux Indian chief who fought against removal to a reservation in the Black Hills. In 1876, he joined with Cheyenne forces in a surprise attack against Gen. George Crook...
In 1876, Crazy Horse led a band of Lakota warriors against Custer’s Seventh U.S. Cavalry battalion. They called this the Battle of the Little Bighorn also known as Custer’s Last Stand and the Battle of the Greasy Grass. Custer, 9 officers, and 280 enlisted men, all lay dead after the fighting was over.
Mar 12, 2024 · Crazy Horse ( Tasunke Witko, l. c. 1840-1877) was an Oglala Lakota Sioux warrior and warband leader considered among the greatest defenders of Sioux lands against the forces of the US government in the 19th century. He is one of the most famous Native American figures in history and among the Sioux's most honored heroes.
Crazy Horse Memorial, massive memorial sculpture being carved from Thunderhead Mountain, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, U.S. It depicts the Lakota leader Crazy Horse.
Mar 17, 2023 · Crazy Horse, who refused to go on a reservation or flee to Canada as others were doing, set up winter camp on the Tongue River in south-central Montana Territory. He attacked Colonel Nelson Miles' force on January 8, 1877, but was defeated.
Crazy Horse, Chief Henry Standing Bear, Korczak, Ruth and the Ziolkowski Family. Hear the Story of how it all started and how the dream has continued. Learn More.
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