Crazy Horse surrendered at Fort Robinson in 1877 after leading resistance against U.S. removal policies.
Crazy Horse was an Oglala Lakota war leader who opposed the confinement of Lakota people to reservations and the loss of their lands. He played a major role in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876, where Indigenous forces defeated part of the U.S. 7th Cavalry.
After the U.S. military increased pressure on the northern Plains, Crazy Horse surrendered at Camp Robinson in Nebraska on May 6, 1877. He was arrested several months later amid conflict over his movement and intentions. On September 5, 1877, he was fatally wounded at the guardhouse while resisting confinement; the exact circumstances remain disputed.
Crazy Horse is often confused with Sitting Bull because both resisted U.S. expansion and were connected with the Little Bighorn victory. They held different roles: Crazy Horse was primarily a war leader, while Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota spiritual and political leader.