Battle of a Hundred-in-the hands
Red Cloud John Bozeman Jim Bridger William J. Fetterman Humans have inhabited the Great Plains of North America for at least 9,000 years living a subsistence lifestyle chasing game from Canada to Mexico unheeded. Red Cloud, a Lakota warrior, was descended from these early inhabitants. At the age of 19 Red Cloud slain his father’s opponent, rescued an opposing warrior from drowning in a river and scalped them on the riverbank. By the 1860s Red Cloud had participated in over 80 battles and was a battle worn leader. In 1863 Gold was struck in Montana Territory’s Alder Gulch and soon Virginia City swelled to 10,000 hungry gold seekers. John Bozeman, who struck out on his Montana claim, decided to m...