| Crow War | |||||||
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| Part of the American Indian Wars | |||||||
 "Crow Indians Firing Into The Agency" by Frederic Remington. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States | Crow | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Thomas H. Ruger | Sword Bearer † | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 2 wounded |
7 killed 9 wounded 9 captured | ||||||
The Crow War,[1] also known as the Crow Rebellion,[2] or the Crow Uprising,[3] was the only armed conflict between the United States and the Crow tribe of Montana, and the last Indian War fought in the state. In September 1887, the young medicine man Wraps-Up-His-Tail, or Sword Bearer, led a small group of warriors in a raid against a group of Blackfoot which had captured horses from the Crow reservation. Following the raid, Sword Bearer led his group back to the Crow Agency to inform the Indian agent of his victory, but an incident arose which ended with the young leader taking his followers into the mountains. In response, the United States Army launched a successful campaign to bring the Crow back to the reservation.[4]
- ^ http://electriccityweblog.com/?p=2937[permanent dead link]
- ^ Greene, p. 5
- ^ Don Rickey: Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hay: The Enlisted Soldier Fighting the Indian Wars. University of Oklahoma Press, November 28, 2012
- ^ Michno, p. 350