Fall of the Sioux: Death of Crazy Horse (TRIH ep 454, part 1)
1877 · Resource
This episode examines the immediate aftermath of the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876), the US military and political reaction, and the final trajectories of key Plains leaders. Tom and Dominic discuss how Custer's defeat galvanized military figures such as William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip H. Sheridan and Nelson A. Miles to expand operations, tighten control of agencies, and push Native groups onto reservations.
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Around 1877
- Anglo-Zulu War (1879)
- Meiji Restoration (1868)
- Scramble for Africa (1881)
- German unification (1871)
- Albert Einstein (1879)
- Joseph Stalin (1878)
- Vladimir Lenin (1870)
- Bismarck's chancellorship (1871)
- Founding of the German Empire (1871)
- Franco-Prussian War (1870)