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    Early life

    Sources differ on the precise year of Crazy Horse's birth, but most agree he was born between 1840 and 1845. … See more

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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. 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 lif… See more

    BornČháŋ Óhaŋ (lit. ''Among the Trees'') · c. 1840 · near Rapid Creek, Black Hills, unorganized U.S. territory
    DiedSeptember 5, 1877 (aged 36–37) · Fort Robinson, Nebraska, U.S.
    Cause of deathBayonet wound
    SpousesTȟašína Sápa Wiŋ (Black Shawl) · (m. 1871) · Nellie Larrabee (Laravie)
    War leadership

    Through the late 1850s and early 1860s, Crazy Horse's reputation as a warrior grew, as did his fame among the Lakota. The Lakota told accounts of him in their oral histories. His first kill was a Shoshone raider who had m… See more

    Great Sioux War of 1876–77

    On June 17, 1876, Crazy Horse led a combined group of approximately 1,500 Lakota and Cheyenne in a surprise attack against brevetted Brigadier General George Crook's force of 1,000 cavalry and infantry, and allied 3… See more

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