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Who was the Sioux leader in the battle of little bighorn in which general Custer died?
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∙ 14y ago
Sitting Bull was the leader of the Lakota Sioux-Northern Cheyenne alliance that defeated Custer at the Battle of The Little Bighorn.
Actually, Sitting Bull did not take part in the battle nor was he more than one of the influential chiefs involved.
Sitting Bull was a medicine man, and at the time of the battle he was re-covering from a sun dance in which he had sacrificed 100 pieces of his flesh and had a vision of soldiers falling into their camp.
Crazy Horse and Gall led the two main detachments of warriors that first harried Reno, and then attacked Custer.
No one recognized Custer on the field, none of them having ever met him, But Gall recognized Custer' brother Tom, and made a point of cutting out and eating his heart.
The encampment had only just been formed when the band led by Crazy Horse met up with Sitting Bull as Crazy Horse moved down the Rosebud river after fighting Crook's column to a standstill.
Most of the warriors assembled were rallying to Crazy Horse, who had already fought and won several engagements with the US soldiers that year... not to mention his fame as being instrumental in Red Cloud's winning the Bozeman trail war.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhite people are generally unable to understand the complex leadership systems in native American groups, believing wrongly that one head chief could lead and control many different bands and tribes.
"Sioux" is not the name of a single tribe, but a group of many separate but related tribes, each made up of many bands and each with its own chiefs, war leaders, tribal councils and medicine men. There was no single "Sioux leader".
At the Little Bighorn in 1876 the many tribes of the Sioux were led by a very large number of chiefs, many of whom are today largely ignored or forgotten despite having vital roles in the battle. Among them were: Gall, American Horse, Crow King, Rain in the Face, Four Horns, Low Dog, He Dog, Jumping Bear, Kill Eagle, Crazy Bull, Coffee, Elk Thunder, Hump, Red Horse, Touch the Clouds, Lame Deer, Fast Bull, High Backbone, Spotted Eagle, Black Eagle, Brave Bird.
Arapaho chiefs were: Left Hand, Waterman, Yellow Eagle, Yellow Fly.
Cheyenne chiefs were: Magpie Eagle, Dull Knife, Little Wolf, Old Bear, Lame Deer, Lame White Man, Brave Bear, Two Moon, Dirty Moccasins, Mad Wolf, Calf, Roan Bear, Buffalo Calf Road Woman.
The well-known Lakota Crazy Horse was not any kind of chief at this time, having been stripped of his war chief status some years before. He had a large number of followers due to his reputation and success in war, but not all the Lakotas supported him.
Sitting Bull was not a chief but a well-respected medicine man, too old to take any part in the battle. He was widely seen as an important man among the Lakotas, but not any kind of head chief or war leader.
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∙ 13y agoSitting Bull was the spiritual leader of the Lakota Sioux, but Crazy Horse, Gall, and Low Dog, He Dog were the war chiefs. Two Moon and Dull Knife were the principal Cheyenne leaders.
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∙ 14y agoIt was Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. Crazy Horse actually lead the troops and fought with them while Sitting Bull was mainly there for support because of his advanced age.
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∙ 11y agoCrazy Horse, Lame White Man, Sitting Bull, and Gall were the Sioux leaders at the Battle of the Little Big horn.
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Why was general Custer an important leader in the battle of the little bighorn?
because he was a director
Who was the Sioux leader in the battle of the Little Bighorn in which General Custer died?
it is sitting bull
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Colonel George Armstrong Custer
What childhood name was shared by general george a Custer and chief Crazy Horse the oglala Sioux leader he faced at the battle of the little bighorn?
The childhood name which was shared by General George A. Custer and Chief Crazy Horse was Curly.
Who led the Americans at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
Lieutenant Colonel (Brevet Major General of Volunteers) George Armstrong Custer was the commanding officer of the Custer Battalion of the 7th Cavalry at the time of the Battle of Little Big Horn, and leader of the troops killed there with him on "last Stand Hill".
Who was the leader in the US army in the little bighorn battle?
Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer commanded the US 7th Cavalry Regiment
Who was the u.s. leader at the battle of little big horn?
General George A. Custer
The Sioux leader in the battle of the little big horn in genaral Custer died?
The Sioux leader during the Battle of Little Bighorn was Sitting Bull. Other leaders were Crazy Horse and Chief Gall.
Who was the Sioux leader in the battle of little big horn when general Custer died?
Sitting Bull .
Where was cutler's last stand?
If you mean Custer; the American general and cavalry officer, who fought for the Union in the Civil War, and later died in the American Indian Wars...Then his last stand was at the Battle of Little Bighorn. The battle took place between June 25 and 26. The Battle of Little Bighorn resulted in the slaughter of 700 cavalrymen, by the combined efforts of three different Native American tribes.It is called Custer's last stand because he was the military leader in charge of the 700. Custer and his men tried to defend their position, by making a last stand on a hilltop. They were annihilated and Custer was killed.
The Sioux leader in the battle of the little bighorn in witch general custerd died?
Chief Red Cloud
Who was the Sioux leader in the battle of bighorn in which custard died?
I believe it was Sitting Bull, and it was Gen. George Custer, not Custard (I think he's a character in the Clue game??!!) DJ PMS
