Qualla: Battle of the Rosebud https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-rosebud en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:04 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/5/c/battle-of-the-rosebud-wp/sioux-charging-at-battle-of-ro.jpg Qualla: Battle of the Rosebud https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-rosebud Battle of the Rosebud: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-rosebud/ Photo credit Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0. The Cheyenne remember it differently. They call it the Battle Where the Girl Saved Her Brother, after Buffalo Calf Road Woman rode into the chaos of cavalry charges to rescue her unhorsed brother Comes in Sight. It was June 17, 1876, and along the headwaters of Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory, nearly a thousand Lakota and Cheyenne warriors were doing something the U.S. Army had not expected: standing and fighting in a pitched battle rather than scattering into the hills.

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/5/c/battle-of-the-rosebud-wp/c85c-battle-of-the-rosebud-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of the Rosebud: Convergence on the Rosebud https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-rosebud/ Photo credit Karl Bodmer, Public domain. General George Crook advanced north from Fort Fetterman with nearly a thousand cavalry and mule-mounted infantry, confident in his reputation as an Indian fighter. His Crow and Shoshoni allies had warned him that the Lakota and Cheyenne were "as numerous as grass," but Crook pres...

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/5/c/battle-of-the-rosebud-wp/c85c-battle-of-the-rosebud-convergence-on-the-rosebud.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of the Rosebud: Six Hours of Chaos https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-rosebud/ Photo credit Ahzoov, CC BY-SA 4.0. At 8 a.m. on June 17, Crook's exhausted troops halted to rest along Rosebud Creek. The Crow and Shoshoni scouts remained alert while soldiers dozed in their marching order. Then gunfire erupted from the bluffs. Two Crow scouts galloped into camp shouting "Lakota! Lakota!" The fig...

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/5/c/battle-of-the-rosebud-wp/c85c-battle-of-the-rosebud-six-hours-of-chaos.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of the Rosebud: A Sister's Courage https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-rosebud/ Photo credit Lookoo, CC BY-SA 4.0. During Mills' cavalry charge, a Cheyenne warrior named Comes in Sight lost his horse to gunfire. Stranded on foot with soldiers bearing down, death seemed certain. Then his sister Buffalo Calf Road Woman galloped through the battle smoke, and Comes in Sight swung onto her horse. ...

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/5/c/battle-of-the-rosebud-wp/c85c-battle-of-the-rosebud-a-sisters-courage.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of the Rosebud: Victory or Stalemate https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-rosebud/ Photo credit Jllm06, CC0. By 2:30 p.m., Mills' unexpected appearance on the Lakota flank caused the warriors to break contact and withdraw. Crook claimed victory by virtue of holding the field, but his actions told a different story. He had expended between 10,000 and 25,000 rounds of ammunition with mini...

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/5/c/battle-of-the-rosebud-wp/c85c-battle-of-the-rosebud-victory-or-stalemate.mp3 0:06 5 full Battle of the Rosebud: The Forgotten Prelude https://qualla.com/battle-of-the-rosebud/ Photo credit Royce, Charles C. Map maker unknown, Public domain. The Battle of the Rosebud demonstrated that the Lakota and Cheyenne under leaders like Crazy Horse would not follow the usual Plains Indian tactics of quick raids and ambushes. They would stand and fight. The U.S. Army had planned a three-pronged convergence on the hostile bands....

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