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Swordbearer and the Crow War Scare in 1887 Yellowstone
Swordbearer led a Crow faction in 1887 near Billings amid riots and raids against whites. Army action, arrests, and a two hour skirmish culminated in Swordbearer’s death at the Little Horn ford, ending the immediate threat and restoring cautious peace.
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Swordbearer
United States
Yellowstone Valley
Billings
Fort Custer
Calvary
Terry
Custer County
Williamson
Fort Kenough
Cheyenne
Fort McKinney
Fort Mead
Gen. Ruger
Simon Snyder
le Roy
Billy’ Hamilton
Johnson
Hersey
Billings Gazette
Gazette
James Campbell
Deaf Bull
Crazy Head
Pretty Engle
Missoula
Lodge Grass
Plenty
Plentycoops
Reno Creek
Little Horn River
Black Hawk