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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.

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