Oglala Lakota chief Red Cloud

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Oglala Lakota chief Red Cloud was a prominent 19th-century Native American leader known for his military resistance against U.S. expansion and his role in the Red Cloud's War.

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instanceOf Native American leader
Oglala Lakota chief
war chief
achievement defended Lakota control of the Powder River Country
secured U.S. abandonment of forts along the Bozeman Trail
birthDate circa 1822
birthName Maȟpíya Lúta NERFINISHED
birthNameInEnglish Red Cloud NERFINISHED
birthPlace Platte River region NERFINISHED
near present-day North Platte, Nebraska
burialPlace Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota NERFINISHED
commanded Oglala Lakota warriors NERFINISHED
allied Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho forces
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
deathDate December 10, 1909
deathPlace Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota NERFINISHED
era 19th century
ethnicity Lakota NERFINISHED
Oglala Lakota NERFINISHED
hasLegacy Red Cloud Indian School named in his honor
remembered as a major Lakota statesman and war leader
knownFor being one of the few Native American leaders to win a war against the United States
strategic use of guerrilla warfare against U.S. forts
languageSpoken Lakota NERFINISHED
laterRole advocate for his people's welfare on the reservation
reservation leader at Pine Ridge
memberOf Lakota people NERFINISHED
Oglala Lakota tribe NERFINISHED
metWith U.S. government officials in Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
militaryConflict Bozeman War NERFINISHED
Red Cloud's War NERFINISHED
notableBattle Fetterman Fight NERFINISHED
Hayfield Fight NERFINISHED
Wagon Box Fight NERFINISHED
notableFor defense of Lakota lands in the Powder River Country
leadership in Red Cloud's War
military resistance to United States expansion
opponent United States Army NERFINISHED
United States government NERFINISHED
religion traditional Lakota spiritual beliefs
roleInTreatyOfFortLaramie1868 principal Lakota negotiator
spouse Pretty Owl NERFINISHED
treatySignatory Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) NERFINISHED
tribalAffiliation Oglala Lakota NERFINISHED
visited Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED

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Red Cloud, Nebraska namedAfter Oglala Lakota chief Red Cloud