The Lakota Leader Who Forced The U.S. Army To Abandon Its Forts — And Won A War Most Americans Never Learned About
They were there to march north into the Powder River Country and begin building the forts that the negotiations hadn’t yet authorized.
The U.S. government had sent troops to secure the trail while simultaneously asking Lakota leaders for permission to use it.
The soldiers were going regardless of what the council decided.
Red Cloud saw what was happening.
He understood the form of the negotiation — a treaty council, with gifts and speeches and the full ceremony of diplomatic engagement — was being used to manage a situation that had already been decided.
The Americans were going to build the road.
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