Crow King

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Crow King was a prominent Hunkpapa Lakota war leader best known for his key role in the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn against U.S. forces.

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Crow King canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hunkpapa Lakota war leader
Native American leader
alliedWith Crazy Horse
Gall
Sitting Bull
associatedWithTreatyContext Fort Laramie Treaty era
centuryActive 19th century
commanded Hunkpapa Lakota warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
conflict Great Sioux War of 1876
countryFoughtAgainst United States
culture Lakota Sioux
linked to: Sioux people
dateOfBattleParticipation 1876
ethnicity Hunkpapa Lakota
facedCommander George Armstrong Custer
facedUnit 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
historicalSignificance key Lakota military leader in resistance to U.S. military campaigns
language Lakota
linked to: Lakota language
memberOf Hunkpapa band of the Lakota Sioux
militaryRankOrRole war leader
notableEvent defeat of Custer’s immediate command at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
notableFor role in the Battle of the Little Bighorn
opponent United States Army
participatedIn Battle of the Little Bighorn
people Lakota
Sioux
linked to: Sioux people
placeOfBattleParticipation Little Bighorn River, Montana Territory
region Northern Plains
linked to: Great Plains
resisted U.S. westward expansion onto Lakota lands
sideInConflict Lakota-Northern Cheyenne alliance
tribalRole war chief

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Hunkpapa Lakota notableLeader Crow King
Hunkpapa notableLeader Crow King
Húŋkpapȟa notableLeader Crow King