Tag: Native Americans
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American Soldiers Under the Control of General Ranald Mackenzie Obliterate a Village of Cheyenne Residing With Chief Dull Knife on the Powder River During the Dull Knife Fight. November 25, 1876.
Image: Dull Knife Battlefield (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 25, 1876, American soldiers under the control of General Ranald Mackenzie obliterate a village of Cheyenne residing with Chief Dull Knife on the Powder River during the Dull Knife Fight. The strike was retribution against some Native Americans who had joined in killing…
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Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant, Also Known by His Indigenous Name, Thayendanegea, Died at His Home in What is Now Burlington, Ontario. November 24, 1807.
Image: Brant was visiting England with Guy Johnson at age 33 or 34 when George Romney painted him in his London studio in 1776. Brant is shown wearing a white ruffled shirt, an Indian blanket, a silver gorget, a plumed headdress and carrying a tomahawk. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 24, 1807,…
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Apache Warrior and Chieftain Victorio, One of the Most Notable Native Military Tacticians of all Time, Dies at the Battle of Tres Castillos in the Tres Castillos Mountains South of El Paso, Texas. October 15, 1880.
Image: Victorio (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 15, 1880, Apache warrior and chieftain Victorio, one of the most notable native military tacticians of all time, dies at the Battle of Tres Castillos in the Tres Castillos Mountains south of El Paso, Texas. The battle also resulted in the death or capture of…
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The United States Army Executed By Hanging Four Native Americans Found Guilty of Killing American Civil War General Edward Canby during the Modoc War in Oregon. October 3, 1873.
Image: Major General Edward Canby (Public Domain). On this day in history, October 3, 1873, the United States Army executed by hanging four Native Americans found guilty of killing American Civil War general Edward Canby during the Modoc War in Oregon. Canby was the highest-ranking army officer and the only general ever murdered by Native…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 