Red Cloud; The most important Lakota leaders of the nineteenth century.
Red Cloud was a Native American war leader who became an important part of history for his role in fiercely defending his peoples land against the U.S. government
Chief Red Cloud was Chief of the Oglala Lakota tribe. Chief Red Cloud was Born in Nebraska in 1822, the Lakota chief Red Cloud was an important figure in the 19th century land battle between Native Americans and the U.S. government. He successfully resisted developments of the Bozeman trail through Montana territory, and led the opposition against the development of a road through Wyoming and Montana for two years this is a period that came to be known as Red Cloud's War. Red Cloud died in
South Dakota in 1909. …show more content…
This threatened to destroy the Indians hunting ground and prompted Chief
Red Cloud to take action. Chief Red Cloud lead the most successful and the most unforgettable attacks against the U.S government. This attempt to fend off the intruders to his peoples land became called Chief Red Clouds War. This war between the U.S government lasted for 2 years! Red Cloud later lead his soldiers alone the Bozeman
Trail to destroy army forts and ambush soldiers. One of his his biggest accomplishment was successfully forcing the U.S. government off the section of the Bozeman Trail from the North Platte River to the gold fields in Montana. This was when the U.S. soldiers were the most unprepared and since the U.S. Government was so unprepared this eventually lead to the "Fort Laramie Treaty". The treaty was official in the year of 1868 the treaty promised gifts, financial incentives, retention of some of their land and a reservation for the people to live on peacefully. Unfortunately the peace did not last long, the gold seekers continually violated the treaty by passing through the reservation.
In response to the violations, the Indians attacked trespassers and further
Red Cloud was a Native American war leader who became an important part of history for his role in fiercely defending his peoples land against the U.S. government
Chief Red Cloud was Chief of the Oglala Lakota tribe. Chief Red Cloud was Born in Nebraska in 1822, the Lakota chief Red Cloud was an important figure in the 19th century land battle between Native Americans and the U.S. government. He successfully resisted developments of the Bozeman trail through Montana territory, and led the opposition against the development of a road through Wyoming and Montana for two years this is a period that came to be known as Red Cloud's War. Red Cloud died in
South Dakota in 1909. …show more content…
This threatened to destroy the Indians hunting ground and prompted Chief
Red Cloud to take action. Chief Red Cloud lead the most successful and the most unforgettable attacks against the U.S government. This attempt to fend off the intruders to his peoples land became called Chief Red Clouds War. This war between the U.S government lasted for 2 years! Red Cloud later lead his soldiers alone the Bozeman
Trail to destroy army forts and ambush soldiers. One of his his biggest accomplishment was successfully forcing the U.S. government off the section of the Bozeman Trail from the North Platte River to the gold fields in Montana. This was when the U.S. soldiers were the most unprepared and since the U.S. Government was so unprepared this eventually lead to the "Fort Laramie Treaty". The treaty was official in the year of 1868 the treaty promised gifts, financial incentives, retention of some of their land and a reservation for the people to live on peacefully. Unfortunately the peace did not last long, the gold seekers continually violated the treaty by passing through the reservation.
In response to the violations, the Indians attacked trespassers and further