Battle of the Rosebud

This battle supposedly occurred shortly before the Battle of the Little Big Horn occurred, and not too far away. However, too much suspicion exists to claim the date this battle is recorded to have been fought, is correct. It may have been fought on June 17 of 1874, or a part of Custers 1874 Black Hills Expedition. You must remember that all of western South Dakota was set aside as Indian land with the signing of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty. The white invaders did not eradicate the so called Great Sioux Reservation until after 1887. That tells you to be careful with white historical records pertaining to these ancient events. Around 2,500 American soldiers and hundreds of their Dakota-Shoshone allies, led by General George Crook (perfect surname for a white), were ordered to invade to conquer, the Montana lands of the yet to be defeated Anishinabek, and not to bring back rebel Indians to their Reservations. What was of the utmost concern of Anishinabe ogimak, was how to defend themselves from the American machine guns and howitzers which, of course, required a strategy. In the battle they fought against the Americans who had superior weapons, we know that they planned well in advance of the battle, because if they had not created a strategy, their casualties would have been far more than what they were.

Crooks Dakota-Shoshone allies found the Anishinabe soldiers, and in fact, got into a battle with them (Anishinabe people must not forget the actions of the Dakotas and Shoshone), which then led to the Americans getting involved in the battle. It was the Indian allies of the Americans who prevented the Anishinabe soldiers from defeating the 1,050 soldiers of the American military force under Crooks command. A detachment of eight companies of American soldiers who had been ordered by Crook to find and destroy a nearby Anishinabe fortified village, arrived to reinforce the American soldiers and their Dakota allies, and that led to the brave Anishinabe soldiers retreating from the battle they were winning.

Evidently the eight companies of American soldiers did not find the Anishinabe village. The casualties of the Anishinabek were almost 100, with 36 killed and 63 wounded. American casualties may have been around 84 with as many as 28 killed. That is one estimate, while another claims only 9 whites were killed and 23 were wounded. The casualties of the white invaders Dakota allies, must have been significant also. It was a strategic victory for the Anishinabe soldiers, who would have easily defeated Crooks soldiers, if the Americans had no Dakota allies and reinforcements.

I claim that because i know the white invaders planned on destroying the fortified Anishinabe village. Whatever strategy they used to defend themselves from the superior American weapons, obviously worked out well for them. The white invaders had 176 Dakota (Crow) and 86 Shoshone allies with them who were more than willing to help the whites destroy (exterminate Native Americans) themselves. Supposedly only 1 of the whites Indian allies was killed in this battle and 7 others wounded but we know the Anishinabe soldiers were instructed to lay out a beating on their Indian brethren who betrayed their race. The casualties of the Dakotas and the Shoshone were near that of the white invaders if not higher. General Crook was in contact with Colonel Custer and told him to wait for the arrival of his 1,500 to 2,000 soldiers, but the Anishinabe military was controlling the movements of Crooks force.