Red Horse (Lakota chief)
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| Native name | Tasunka Luta |
| Born | 1822 |
| Died | 1907 |
| Known for | Battle of the Little Bighorn |
Red Horse was a sub-chief of the Miniconjou Sioux.[1] He fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, in 1881, he gave one of the few detailed accountings of the event.[1]He also drew pictographs of the Little Bighorn Battle[2] Red Horse married twice and had three children.[1]
References
Photo credit, David F. Barry, The Little Shadow Catcher, by Thomas M Heski, Superior Publishing, copyright 1978
Works
- "The Battle of Little Bighorn: An Eyewitness Account by the Lakota Chief Red Horse Recorded in Pictographs and Text at the Cheyenne River Reservation, 1881," Archives of the West, www.pbs.org/
External links
- Rodney G. Thomas, "Indian Casualties According to Red Horse," on Diane Merkel (ed.), Little Bighorn website, www.littlebighorn.info/
- "Red Horse - Miniconjou Chief," First People, www.firstpeople.us/ —Photograph of Red Horse.
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