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Rosebud, June 17, 1876
- Prelude to the Little Big Horn
- Narrated by: Douglas Rye
- Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
The Battle of the Rosebud may well be the largest Indian battle ever fought in the American West. The monumental clash on June 17, 1876, along Rosebud Creek in southeastern Montana, pitted George Crook and his Shoshone and Crow allies against Sioux and Northern Cheyennes under Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. It set the stage for the battle that occurred eight days later when, just 25 miles away, George Armstrong Custer blundered into the very same village that had outmatched Crook. Historian Paul L. Hedren presents the definitive account of this critical battle, from its antecedents in the Sioux campaign to its historic consequences.
Rosebud, June 17, 1876 explores in unprecedented detail the events of the spring and early summer of 1876. Drawing on an extensive array of sources, including government reports, diaries, reminiscences, and a previously untapped trove of newspaper stories, the book traces the movements of both Indian forces and US troops and their Indian allies as Brigadier General Crook commenced his second great campaign against the northern Indians for the year. Both Indian and army paths led to Rosebud Creek, where warriors surprised Crook and then parried with his soldiers for the better part of a day on an enormous field. Describing the battle from multiple viewpoints, Hedren narrates the action moment by moment, capturing the ebb and flow of the fighting. Throughout, he weighs the decisions and events that contributed to Crook’s tactical victory, and to his fateful decision thereafter not to pursue his adversary. The result is a uniquely comprehensive view of an engagement that made history and then changed its course.
The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.
“With Rosebud, Paul Hedren further cements his place as the leading historian of the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877.” (Nebraska History)
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- Peter John Scrimshaw
- 03-01-23
Brilliant and very informative telling of a great battle
Absolutely loved this story. Very informative and superbly read by Douglas Rye. Wished it could have gone for a lot longer.. I’d give it more than 5 stars, more like 10. It was packed full of interesting facts and you just couldn’t better it. The Native Americans get such a bad press, so it was good to read one that wasn’t biased.
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