Buffalo Calf Road Woman | |
|---|---|
 Buffalo Calf Road Woman c. 1870–75 | |
| Cheyenne leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1844 Interior Plains |
| Died | May 1879 (aged c. 35) Miles City, Montana, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Diphtheria or malaria |
| Spouse | Black Coyote |
| Relations | Brother, Chief Comes in Sight |
| Children | 2 |
| Known for | Rescuing her wounded brother at Battle of the Rosebud. According to oral tradition, she knocked Custer off his horse at the Battle of the Little Bighorn |
Buffalo Calf Road Woman, or Brave Woman, (c. 1844[1] – 1879) was a Northern Cheyenne woman who saved her wounded warrior brother, Chief Comes in Sight, in the Battle of the Rosebud (as it was named by the United States) in June 1876. Her rescue helped rally the Cheyenne warriors to win the battle. She fought next to her husband in the Battle of the Little Bighorn nine days later. In 2005, Northern Cheyenne storytellers broke more than 100 years of silence about the battle, and they credited Buffalo Calf Road Woman with striking the blow that knocked Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer off his horse before he died.[2]
- ^ Lee, Mackenzi (2018). Bygone Badass Broads. New York, NY: Abrams Image. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4197-2925-6.
- ^ Martin J. Kidston, "Northern Cheyenne break vow of silence", Helena Independent Record, 28 June 2005, accessed 23 Oct 2009