RED CLOUD'S WAR Ep. 3 | "Warning Signs"

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 17 February 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In the summer of 1866, an untested colonel leads a battalion of infantry onto the High Plains. His mission is to open the Bozeman Trail and build a series of forts in the Powder River Country. Red Cloud issues a declaration of war to protect his cherished hunting grounds and begins a campaign of harassment that takes a heavy toll on on the soldiers. Join Black Barrel+ for early access and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In the fall of 1865, Red Cloud and Crazy Horse were giving great honors.
0:15.9	Red Cloud was 44 years old, and he had already held Chiefton status for 10 years.
0:21.8	He wasn't considered Chief of the Oglala, but he was part of an elite group who could
0:26.5	be Chief someday.
0:29.0	Now, as General Connor and Colonel Cole wandered around the high plains looking for him,
0:34.7	Red Cloud was elected to be one of seven headmen who would organize the coming war against
0:39.5	the whites.
0:42.2	These men were called big bellies, and they would draw up battle plans and oversee
0:46.5	the fighting.
0:49.1	Their field commanders would actually lead the war parties, and Crazy Horse had just been
0:53.4	given that honor.
0:55.5	A year earlier, he had been granted entry into the stronghards.
1:00.0	One of the Lakota Warrior societies similar to the famous Cheyenne dog soldiers.
1:05.4	Now, Crazy Horse was selected to be one of four shirt wearers.
1:11.2	While this was a literal name for the group, it's not the garment we think of today.
1:16.2	Each man was given a shirt made from big horned fleece.
1:20.2	Lacks of hair were woven into the shirt that represented all the brave deeds of the man.
1:25.8	Every coup counted, every scalp taken, every other worthy accomplishment of his life.
1:32.5	Crazy Horse's shirt had almost 250 locks of hair on it, and he was just 25 years old.
1:40.2	The thin, pale-skinned warrior with the curly hair was about to earn many more locks for
1:45.3	his shirt.
1:46.9	He would become Red Cloud's most trusted lieutenant.
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