The Lakota Leader Who Forced The U.S. Army To Abandon Its Forts — And Won A War Most Americans Never Learned About
Red Cloud’s path produced the extraordinary achievement of the 1868 treaty and a long political career of advocacy.
Sitting Bull’s path produced the apotheosis of the Little Bighorn and, eventually, the same captivity and dispossession.
The Numbers That Defined the Conflict
To give a concrete sense of the military situation during Red Cloud’s War, some specific figures help:
The U.S.
Army maintained approximately 700 soldiers across the three Bozeman Trail forts at the peak of the campaign.
This was considered the minimum force necessary to garrison the posts and protect the supply lines.
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