COMMANDER // 1810–1883
Dull Knife
2 battles2 wars
Lifespan
1810 – 1883
Active service 1865–1876 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 55.
Profile
Morning Star was a great chief of the Northern Cheyenne people and headchief of the Notameohmésêhese band on the northern Great Plains during the 19th century. He was noted for his active resistance to westward expansion and the United States federal government. It is due to the courage and determination of Morning Star and other leaders that the Northern Cheyenne still possess a homeland in their traditional country in present-day Montana.
Battles (2)
1865
Battle of Platte BridgeColorado War · Lakota
1876
Dull Knife FightGreat Sioux War of 1876 · Cheyenne