As one of the several human races, Indians have always lived an indisputable life in the Americas. But since the 16th century, European colonists who came to the United States have brought devastating disasters to the Indians, and countless Indians have been slaughtered, and even the chiefs of "crazy horses", "sitting bulls" and "big feet" are also doomed.
Battle of the Little Horn River: Known as the "most tragic" Battle between Americans and Indians.
On June 25, 1876, near the Little BigHorn River in Montana, the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division fought a battle with local Indians. The entire Battle of the Little Horn Lasted only half an hour and ended in an Indian victory, the largest Indian victory in the entire Indian War.
In this battle, the Indian Union chieftain "sitting on the bull", led the famous general Custer, who was favored by President Lincoln, into the ambush circle, and then the Indian coalition led by the Indian Sioux chief "Crazy Horse" annihilated the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division, the most famous in American history.
Black Hills: The inviolable holy mountain in the minds of the Indians.
In 1874, news of the discovery of gold in The Braque Mountains spread quickly, and countless gold prospectors flocked to it. I believe that friends who watch the Western blockbuster must still have these pictures in their minds - Indian chieftains, foreign beauties, murderous police chiefs, greedy white governors.
In fact, as early as 1868, the United States signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie with the local Sioux and Cheyenne tribes. The Treaty of Fort Laramie clearly stated that "whites may not settle or occupy land in the Braque Mountains, nor may they trespass without the permission of the Indians".
The Indians faithfully obeyed the treaty, but the whites treated it as a waste of paper.
When news of the discovery of gold in Mount Braque came out, the U.S. government intended to take ownership of Mount Braque and drive the local Indians into the Indian Reservation area they had already designated. Therefore, they ignored the Treaty of Fort Laramie, signed in 1868, and solemnly declared that all Indians who had not moved to the Indian Reservation before January 31, 1876, were all enemies of the United States.
Despite such tough statements from the U.S. government, the Indians were not intimidated by these intimidations. The local Sioux and Cheyennes joined the Indian Alliance led by "Crazy Horses" and "Sitting Bulls" and stationed themselves in the Yellowstone River Valley to defend what they considered to be sacred mountains, so the United States decided to punish these indians who were difficult to domesticate.
George Armstrong Custer: A native of Ohio, known as one of the heroes of the Civil War.
During the Civil War, Custer was highly favored by President Lincoln for his bravery and good fighting, and he was appointed brigadier general at the age of 23. After the end of the Civil War, Custer, who had made great achievements in the war, was sent to the west to suppress the Indians.
Although Custer was still so brave and good at war, killing countless Indians, he was eventually killed at the Battle of the Little Horn River, and was posthumously promoted to major general by the U.S. government.
Since then, in the name of the great Heroes of the Civil War, the United States has hunted down indians everywhere, and even the chiefs of "crazy horses" and "sitting cows" are also doomed.
Crazy Horse (1839-1877): Chieftain of the Sioux tribe of Indians.
The Mad Horse was a brave man who fought many battles with the U.S. army, and it was because of this that he became the youngest tribal chief. On June 25, 1876, Mad Horse led a coalition of Indians to annihilate the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division at the Little Jack River, killing the famous general George Armstrong Custer.
After that, the mad horse led the Indians to negotiate with the American army, and fought several battles with each other. In July 1877, the Mad Horse surrendered to the white man with thousands of Indians, but in prison, he was killed in the back by a white policeman with a knife.
Sitting Bull (1831 – December 15, 1890) was a tribal chieftain of the Indians.
Born in South Dakota, Zaniu was known for thinking twice about things as a child and later became the chief of his tribe. In 1876, in the process of defending Mount Braque, Zaniu led a coalition of his tribe and the Cheyennes to introduce the arrogant 7th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division into the ambush circle, and finally won the Battle of the Little Horn River.
On December 15, 1890, a team of police officers attempted to capture The Cow. Sitting bull was shot in a firefight that resisted arrest, his scalp was stripped off, his face smashed, and the remains of 6 followers lay beside him.
It should be said that from the day the United States officially founded the army, from the day the first regiment of the United States Army was founded, the massacre of Indians has become their most basic task.
In fact, long before the independence of the United States, in order to open up the territory, these colonists were persecuted by large-scale massacres, expulsions, and forced migration. Of course, it was not only Indians who were persecuted by white Americans, but also blacks from Africa.
After the continuous massacre, the population of the Indians decreased so much that the colonists had to take blacks from Africa as slaves, which is today's America.
So how many people did they capture from Africa? Let's talk about it in the next issue, welcome to pay attention!