Fort Robinson State Park
Introduction
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Fort Robinson is the location of where the 1879 Cheyenne outbreak occurred. This is also the location where famed Sioux Chief Crazy Horse was killed.
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Soldiers at Fort Robinson
Location where Crazy Horse was Killed
Backstory and Context
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Fort Robinson was used as an American base in Nebraska and served many different purposes throughout the years. The most famous of encounters at Fort Robinson is called the Fort Robinson massacre, which relatively, did not seem like as much of a massacre as historians are typically used to between American soldiers and Native Americans.
The Cheyenne indians of Nebraska and Montana had been forcibly removed from the region by American troops in the Fall and Winter of 1878. A small band of indian forces led by Chief Dull Knife attempted to leave the Cheyenne reservation in the winter of that year. The indian forces unknowingly ran into a detachment of American soldiers. Both sides backed down and the indians were taken to Fort Robinson. At Fort Robinson they were given general freedom, but as time went by, the American troops were ordered to try and force the Cheyenne back to the reservation. They did this by starving them and giving them no fire or warmth.
The indian band attempted to escape but were chased by American troops. A group of 65 escapees were quickly captured and taken back to the fort and by January 22nd, 1879 the American forces had captured and killed at least 35 of the remaining escaped Native Americans.
The Cheyenne indians of Nebraska and Montana had been forcibly removed from the region by American troops in the Fall and Winter of 1878. A small band of indian forces led by Chief Dull Knife attempted to leave the Cheyenne reservation in the winter of that year. The indian forces unknowingly ran into a detachment of American soldiers. Both sides backed down and the indians were taken to Fort Robinson. At Fort Robinson they were given general freedom, but as time went by, the American troops were ordered to try and force the Cheyenne back to the reservation. They did this by starving them and giving them no fire or warmth.
The indian band attempted to escape but were chased by American troops. A group of 65 escapees were quickly captured and taken back to the fort and by January 22nd, 1879 the American forces had captured and killed at least 35 of the remaining escaped Native Americans.
Sources
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chief-dull-knife-makes-last-fight-for-freedom