The Wild West Extravaganza

The Wild West Extravaganza


11 - The Fetterman Fight (or the Battle Of The Hundred In Hand)

October 18, 2019

On a frigid December day in 1866, Captain William J. Fetterman led his troops into the teeth of an estimated force of anywhere between 1 to 2 thousand Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. These warriors annihilated the captain and his entire command in a short, brutal fashion. Fetterman allegedly once boasted “Give me 80 men and I could ride through the whole Sioux Nation. He died with exactly 80 men. Who was Fetterman? Was he really the Custer-like blood thirsty arrogant military officer that may p