January 8: Tȟašúŋk Witkó Fights Last Battle

On 8 January 1877, Tȟašúŋk Witkó, better known as Crazy horse, fought his last battle.

Tȟašúŋk Witkó was the leader of the Oglala Lakota Native American tribe. He was fighting against the United States Federal Government for invading Native American territory. On that day, Witkó’s warriors were outnumbered, low on ammo, and using outdated weapons to defend themselves against the U.S. Cavalry in Montana.

General Miles found Witkó’s camp along Montana’s Tongue River. United States Soldiers opened fire with large wagon mounted guns driving the Native Americans out of their warm tents out into the raging blizzard that was winter. Witkó and his warriors managed to gather themselves on a ridge and start to return fire. The Native Americans quickly ran out of ammunition and were forces to start fighting with bows and arrows. The Native Americans managed to hold off the American soldiers for long enough that the women and children could escape into the raging blizzard.

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On 6 May 1877, Witkó lead 1,100 Native Americans to the Red Cloud reservation near Nebraska’s Fort Robinson and surrendered. Five months after this, Witkó was stabbed by one of the guards after he supposedly resisted imprisonment. Unfortunately, Witkó’s last battle was a defeat. He protected his people with honor.

–Taylor Woods

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