Among the other leaders who played significant roles:

Crazy Horse was a young Oglala Lakota warrior during the Bozeman Trail period who would later become famous as one of the principal military leaders of the 1876 resistance.

His specific role in the Fetterman Fight is contested — he is identified in some accounts as one of the decoy warriors who lured Fetterman’s command over the ridge, though the specifics are difficult to verify.

What is clear is that he was an active participant in the resistance throughout this period and that his military reputation was built during these years.