Lakota leader
Red Cloud
The only Native American leader to win a war against the United States, forcing the abandonment of three forts, and then spent decades negotiating in Washington.
Red Cloud was a leader of the Oglala Lakota from 1865 to 1909. He was one of the most capable Native American opponents whom the United States Army faced in the western territories. He led the Lakota to victory over the United States during Red Cloud's War, establishing the Lakota as the only nation to defeat the United States on American soil. The largest action of the war was the 1866 Fetterman Fight, with 81 US soldiers killed; it was the worst military defeat suffered by the US Army on the Great Plains until the Battle of the Little Bighorn 10 years later.
- Born
- 1822-05-20, North Platte, Nebraska, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1909-12-10, Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USAA Friday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1822-05-20, North Platte, Nebraska, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 29°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 25°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 6°01′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 13°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 1°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 17°05′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 3°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 6°47′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 4°46′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries | 0°39′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1909-12-10, Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Denverthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 18°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 24°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 22°16′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 5°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 7°33′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 10°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 16°27′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 19°18′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 18°43′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 26°01′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Red Cloud was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
