Roman Nose Trail
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Roman Nose Trail
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Jon Burch Photography
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Roman Nose was a Cheyenne war chief and a contemporary of Dull Knife. He was not so strong a character as the other, and was inclined to be pompous and boastful; but with all this he was a true type of Native American in spirit and bravery.
While Dull Knife was noted in warfare among Indians, Roman Nose made his record against the whites, in defense of territory embracing the Republican and Arickaree rivers. He was killed on the latter river in 1868, in the celebrated Battle of Beecher’s Island with General Forsythe.
When the Northern Cheyenne under this daring leader attacked a body of scouting troops under the brilliant officer General Forsythe, Chief Roman Nose thought that he had a comparatively easy task. The first onset failed, and the command entrenched itself on a little island in today’s eastern Colorado. The wily chief thought he could stampede them and urged on his braves with the declaration that the first to reach the island should be entitled to wear a trailing war bonnet. Roman Nose was disappointed however, and his men received such a warm reception from the defenders that none succeeded in reaching the island. In order to inspire them to desperate deeds he had led them in person, and with him that meant victory or death. According to the army accounts, the charge might well have proved disastrous to the Forsythe command, whose leader was wounded and helpless. The danger was acute until Roman Nose fell, and even then his lieutenants were bent upon crossing at any cost, but some of the older chiefs prevailed upon them to withdraw.
Today, at Beecher’s Island Battlefield, one can walk the “Roman Nose Trail” down to the Arickaree River where the event occurred.
Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Ordered images will not contain the FAA watermark
Image copyright 2017 Jon Burch Photography
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July 13th, 2017
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