Mountain Men & Delaware Scouts vs. Blackfoot Warriors : Jim Bridger's 1834 Revenge Raid
Montana, 1834. In the middle of the night, a camp of mountain men and native Delaware scouts bustles with activity. One of their own, a trapper known only to posterity as “Mr. Howell”, has been killed by the mighty rulers of this land, the Blackfoot.
Now, these men are intent on exacting their vengeance in the name of their slain comrade.
Leading them is a tall, lean man of 32-years-old, who is perhaps the most well-known mountain man on the continent: Jim Bridger.
Bridger has a long, bloody history with the Blackfoot, and as leader of this fur trapping company, he now heads the attack soon to be made against the Blackfoot.
The contingent of men heads into the darkness, lead by their Delaware scouts. But when they arrive to the Blackfoot camp, they find their enemy already alerted to their presence, and ensconced in a thicket near a river.
The fight that follows, with the mountain men and Delaware warriors attacking the Blackfoot, will go down as the stuff of frontier legend.
Don’t miss this little-known but deeply fascinating piece of brutal frontier history, brought to you only by History At The OK Corral: Home Of History’s Greatest Shootouts & Showdowns!
LINKS TO SOURCES
“Four Years In The Rockies : The Adventures Of Isaac P. Rose” by James B. Marsh. a.co/d/27IX9ql
www.umt.edu/this-is-montana/c....
classicaldifference.com/mount...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bri...
Пікірлер: 79
The Blackfoot tribe were the emenies of many native tribes for example Crow, Shoshone, Sioux, Cree, Assiniboine, Ojibwa Flathead..... Itˋs a great channel and I must learn English for a better speak and unterstanding. Many Greetings to HOKC from Germany-Bavaria!
@historyattheokcorral
20 күн бұрын
Stay tuned for more on this!!
@trent617tw
11 күн бұрын
@historyattheokcorral There was the Blackfoot Confederacy in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana. There was also the Blackfoot band of the Lakota tribe in North Dakota. Which Blackfoot does this story refer to?
Best old West Chanel. Greetings from Germany.
@historyattheokcorral
21 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@Levi-mq3sl
21 күн бұрын
I'm so happy to see someone outside the USA are interested in United states history spread the word about this channel I really want to see Mr beast numbers! Then we know theses people will never be forgotten💪💪
@tabletsam5624
21 күн бұрын
Always and only loved the exploits of the old Gunfighter. After Finding this Channel by accident i Love your Content even more. Especially about the last free apache and their demise if they ever did completely vanish, wich i hope not. You know German. Karl May and the Winnetou Novels of my youth. Was there ever a picture of Apache Juan? Bought my first book on that. Father and son Journey. Think i am the only German ever knowing about this topic.
@Firebird400
21 күн бұрын
I agree, I am in Canada but I love all history. This channel is fantastic
@LarryGarcia-lz2zb
21 күн бұрын
My Darling Clementine . . oldie but a goodie . . 🤏 🫰 👊 👍
Those Delaware lads were crazy brave
@johndavison8690
21 күн бұрын
They really must have been some tough men , another top notch video.
@KingTURTLE672
2 күн бұрын
@@johndavison8690Jack harry the first, Joe Harry and his son Jack harry the second, chief Jim bob, chief Jim Ned half black and Delaware, chief black beaver, principal chief John Conner, Jesse Chisholm, along with other tribes such as the caddo, Shawnee, Seminole Creek and Cherokee etc. are all uncles grandfather's and relatives and have deeeeper history in Kansas, Texas and elsewhere then what one could read...
The narration always makes me feel like I'm on the frontier peaking over my shoulder for Comanches. Greetings from Colombia ❤
Without any doubt, the best American history channel on KZread! Fantastic work mate Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 😊
@jedpaxton3927
21 күн бұрын
🇦🇺
@historyattheokcorral
20 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! Aussie history coming soon!
I say this every week! best youtube channel! there is a small group of KZreadrs who work the old west heros/legends but this channel has the best quality! best narrator! And the best vibes in the game thank you🎉
@historyattheokcorral
21 күн бұрын
Thank you very much! We really appreciate that.
Your voice impression at 9:35 was 10/10. Great video also!
@historyattheokcorral
21 күн бұрын
Thank you! 😂🙏🏻
@squidchilly8814
21 күн бұрын
Haven't heard the impression yet but you get a like strictly for your avatar 😂 *hand rubbing intensifies*
England appreciates the content and detail in it 👍 This particular area of history fascinates me, I wish there were more like yourself putting this kind of information out there in easily digestible form. Thank you 🙂
Nobody does it better🎶🎵🎶. Thank you 🙏🏿🇺🇸
@historyattheokcorral
20 күн бұрын
Thank you very much!
Once again, another exciting tale from the frontier. I enjoyed the story.
@historyattheokcorral
16 күн бұрын
Thanks again!
I'm so pumped let's go
@historyattheokcorral
21 күн бұрын
Let's go!!!
Real history. Thanks
@historyattheokcorral
21 күн бұрын
Thank you!
Greetings from Barcelona, Spain.
@historyattheokcorral
20 күн бұрын
Greetings! Would love to visit Barcelona.
You are an excellent story teller! Jim Bridger stands out as a particularly interesting figure. Though he was illiterate he is mentioned in literature buy very many people that encountered him and put a pin to paper. He had that effect on nearly everyone he met. He seemed to strike that perfect balance between warrior and diplomat.
@historyattheokcorral
16 күн бұрын
Thank you very much!
Great work, as usual. Thanks.
@historyattheokcorral
20 күн бұрын
Thank you too!
Great video as usual. I appreciate no nonsense way you tell the stories. Keep up the good work 👍
@historyattheokcorral
21 күн бұрын
We appreciate that!
Great stuff thank you!
@historyattheokcorral
20 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it!
Thank you 💛
@historyattheokcorral
20 күн бұрын
Thank you Judith! Good to see you!
Amazing job!!!!!
@historyattheokcorral
21 күн бұрын
Thank you!!
Best channel on God's Green Earth! 🌎
The beaver was a sacred animal to the black foot. Known as the animal that would change its environment.
WOW !
The Delaware were a Pennsylvania area tribe. When did they pack up and travel hundreds of miles to fight with the Blackfoot tribe in Montana? I realize some Eastern Indians traveled West for the fur trade but they were generally few in number.
You got a little shoutout from fps Russia on his podcast
@aybycy7275
21 күн бұрын
@historyattheokcorral Be careful. You might earn a visit from the ATF.
❤
I thought the Delaware were from the east coast. The Black Foot more than 1500 miles away how could this be?
@JoeSmith-sl9bq
21 күн бұрын
Yeah I was thinking the same
@josephzisler9795
21 күн бұрын
@@JoeSmith-sl9bq I love the history...I just can't imagine the Delaware this far west
@jordanpedron3809
20 күн бұрын
Most Native American tribes constantly moved borders over the centuries, well before Europeans, as one would take the others land, and force others to find new lands. The Delaware were on the east coast by the 1600s. By the late 1700s they signed treaties to move west to the Ohio area. Later we’re forced to move to the Indiana territory. From there, some went down around oklahoma and Texas (I believe), while large bands migrated to the northern plains.
@josephzisler9795
20 күн бұрын
@jordanpedron3809 Delaware lived on the East coast until the 1700s and then moved to the Ohio region. It wasn't until around 1830-1835 during the Indian Removal Act that they were resettled to Oklahoma.
@josephzisler9795
20 күн бұрын
I'm sorry I didn't read your whole message. I think we agree on most things. I never read about the Delaware fighting the Black Feet, but anything is possible.
Jeff’s great-grandfather was truly a legend. The name changed due to a clerical error. Each generation’s of Bridges were known as The Dudes for good reason.
Go Bridger
Have you the possibility, to make stories about the unknown tribes in Arizona or New Mexico for example Yagui, Tarahumara - (great perseverring Runners and enemies of the Apaches!) Opata, Karankara, Tonkawa, Havasupai, Mohave, Pima (Enemies of the Apaches), Papago, Yuma ....... These natives tribes are forgotten in the official perception of the United States? Only the Germans knows about this indians....😀And the peace treaty between Germans and the comanche tribe - still valid today...
Bump
Late but I have time now.
@historyattheokcorral
20 күн бұрын
Hi James!
if i hear ensconced one more time, I may just use it in a sentence, irl
👍👌🇺🇲
BlackFEET not Blackfoot.
@chelo4197
21 күн бұрын
I think the general consensus is that it's Blackfoot
@historyattheokcorral
20 күн бұрын
It depends. In this case it's Blackfoot.
@user-de5ez5pe8t
Күн бұрын
Says who?
Algorithm
Rightful rulers???? Manifest Destiny Much???? Zero stars!!!! USA USA USA
@historyattheokcorral
20 күн бұрын
The Blackfoot did rule the land at the time dude.
@johnplatt7882
20 күн бұрын
@@historyattheokcorral Sarcasm detection must not run in your family.
He apprenticed to a gunsmith, not a printer.
@historyattheokcorral
20 күн бұрын
Depends which account you read. It may have been both.
👍