Essay On Crazy Horse

Main Idea: Crazy Horse
I , Crazy Horse, was a very young and bright war leader in history who fought for the Lakota Indians in the Black Hill territories against the US. The name is Tischenko Witco but you probably know me as Crazy Horse. I'm a Lakota Indian of the Black Hills. I've been through everything from signing treaties to protecting my people to war with the US. On December 21st 1866, the fight that brought Crazy Horse out of the shadows was the famous battle of the Fetterman fight. I was still a very young man when this battle was going on, in fact. I was only into my mid twenties and I led this battle by faking or acting as a leader to lure colonel Henry B. Carrington and 700 other soldiers 4 miles outside Fort Phil Kearny into a trap. Before the battle, Sitting Bull and I got together and we both led and helped the Cheyenne and the Sioux tribes to win the battle. This was very significant because this showed the US that there was a new leader that could actually succeed and actually handle and control battles. This was the first of many battles for me. The battle was very important because, still at a young age, I got a lot of respect from others and even made relations with other leaders of different tribes just by going
The importance of this battle was very significant because it was known for the final stand for the Lakota Indians. This was part of the campaign of the United States to remove Indians to their reservations. I, and many other leaders, did not like these acts from the US. Ten thousand other Indians and I were stationed along the side of the Little Bighorn River, but only 1200 attacked and ambushed the US troops. When General Custer’s 600 men entered the valley they were attacked and were defeated in the end. With me leading the war in victory the war was pronounced as the one of the biggest upsets by the US calvaries and troops and was to be