The Chief Who Wanted Peace And Died For It — The Tragic Story Of Black Kettle
The Winter Camp Strategy and Its Logic
Understanding why Black Kettle’s band was at the Washita in November 1868 requires understanding the specific logic of the winter camp strategy that the Cheyenne used — and why that strategy, which had worked for generations, was now being turned against them by American military planners.
The Cheyenne, like all plains peoples, wintered in protected valleys where their horses could find forage and where their camps were sheltered from the worst weather.
The winter camp was not a vulnerable position — in the traditional context of plains warfare, it was actually a relatively safe time.
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