Tall Bull | |
|---|---|
| Cheyenne: Hotóa'ôxháa'êstaestse | |
| Chief of the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1830 |
| Died | July 11, 1869 |
| Cause of death | Killed in the Battle of Summit Springs |
Tall Bull (c. 1830 - July 11, 1869) (Hotóa'ôxháa'êstaestse) was a chief of the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers. Of Cheyenne and Lakota parentage, like some of the other Dog Soldiers by that time, he identified as Cheyenne.[1]
He was shot and killed in the Battle of Summit Springs in Colorado by Major Frank North, leader of the Pawnee Scouts.[2][3]