Who was Col. Ranald Mackenzie?
Col. Ranald Mackenzie was the son of
Alexander Slidell Mackenzie and Catherine
(Robinson) Mackenzie.
Mackenzie was born on July 27, 1840 and died on January 19, 1889.
He served in the army and helped rid the Natives of the Texas frontier.
What did he do?
He attacked 5 indian
villages, destroying the indians horses' and their resistance.
Mackenzie helped protect Texas livestock from indians who tried to steal them.
He forced the indians onto reservations and took control
over the Comanche-Kiowa and
Cheyenne-Arapaho reservations.
When did he do it?
In 1875 Mackenzie took control
over the indian reservations.
In 1874 Mackenzie attacked
the indian villages.
In 1873 Mackenzie stopped the plunder of livestock from the indians.
Where did he do it?
Mackenzie was assigned to Fort
Clark to stop the plunder of livestock
by the indians.
Mackenzie destroyed 5 indian
villages in Palo Duro Canyon,
thus leading up to the battle that
took place there as well.
Mackenzie assumed command at Fort Sill and control over reservations.
Why is he important?
Mackenzie was assigned to attack
the indian villages and force them onto reservations, which he did successfully, so that there would be more land for the Europeans
that were coming to Texas.
Mackenzie is also important
because he was the one who
took control over the indian
reservations to stop them from
stealing livestock that belonged to someone else.
How did he impact the removal of Native Americans from the Texas frontier?
Interesting facts:
By December 18, 1883 Mackenzie was suffering "paralysis of the insane." A few days later he was taken to New York City and placed
in the bloomindale insane Asylum.
Mackenzie was commissioned a
second lieutentant and assigned to
the Army of the Potomac. Within two
years he had fought in eight major
battles and been promoted to the rank
of Colonel.
(while in Texas)
Col. Ranald Mackenzie impacted
the removal of Native Americans
from the Texas frontier by creating
more space and land for the European
settlers.