COMMANDER // 1821–1877
Lame Deer
1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1821 – 1877
Active service 1877 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 56.
Profile
Lame Deer, also called "The Elk that Whistles Running," was a first chief of the Miniconjou Lakota and vice chief of the Wakpokinyan band.
Battles (1)
1877
Battle of Little Muddy CreekGreat Sioux War of 1876 · Miniconjou Lakota