Crazy Horse (
Lakota: in Standard Lakota Orthography,
IPA:), literally "His-Horse-Is-Crazy"; c. 1840 – September 5, 1877) was a
Native American war leader of the
Oglala Lakota. He took up arms against the United States Federal government to fight against encroachments on the territories and way of life of the
Lakota people, including leading a war party to victory at the
Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876.