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George R. Crook (September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. He is best known for commanding U.S. forces in the 1886 campaign that led to the defeat of the Apache leader Geronimo.
George Crook (born Sept. 23, 1829, near Dayton, Ohio, U.S.—died March 21, 1890, Chicago, Ill.) was an American army officer in the American Civil War and in the Indian conflicts of the West. General William Tecumseh Sherman called him the best of the Indian fighters and managers.
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Primera columna, dirigida por el brigadier general George Crook, que, partiendo hacia el norte desde los fuertes Fetterman y Laramie, en Wyoming, estaba compuesta por 1300 soldados. Segunda columna, al mando del coronel John Gibbon, del 7.º Regimiento de Infantería, la cual partió hacia el Este desde el fuerte Ellis , en Montana .
La división de caballería del mayor general George Crook, que inicialmente se movía por la carretera de Pride's Church, comenzando cerca de Deatonville, comenzó a aplicar tácticas de ataque y retirada contra la caravana confederada y la infantería de apoyo.
George Crook. Title Major General. War & Affiliation Civil War / Union. Date of Birth - Death September 8, 1828–March 21, 1890. George Crook graduated 38th out of a class of 43 from the United States Military Academy in 1852. He was commissioned in the 4th Infantry and was stationed in Northern California until the outbreak of the Civil War.
26 de may. de 2024 · George Crook was a noted officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars in the American West during the last half of the nineteenth century. On the night of February 21, 1865, Confederate partisans captured George Crook as he slept at Cumberland, Maryland.
14 de may. de 2018 · History. U.S. History: Biographies. George Crook. views 2,991,947 updated May 14 2018. George Crook. The American army officer George Crook (1828-1890) campaigned against Indians in the southwestern and northwestern United States, but he was also an outspoken champion of Indian rights.
