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Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
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Crazy Horse
Lakota war leader (c. 1840–1877)
Crazy Horse was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by White American settlers on Native American territory and to preserve the traditional way of life of the Lakota people. His…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
United States Cavalry
Formerly the cavalry branch of the U.S. Army (1775–1950)
The United States Cavalry, or U.S. Cavalry, was the designation of the mounted force of the United States Army. The United States Cavalry was formally created by an act of Congress on 3 August 1861 and ceased as a distinct Army branch in 1942. The name "cavalry" continues to be…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Wolf Mountain
1877 battle of the American Indian Wars
The Battle of Wolf Mountain was fought on January 8, 1877, by soldiers of the United States Army against Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors during the Great Sioux War of 1876. The battle was fought in southern Montana Territory, about four miles southwest of modern-day…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Montana Territory
Organized incorporated territory of the United States from 1864 to 1889
The Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted as the 41st state in the Union as the state of Montana.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 8
Day of the year
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