Ranald S. Mackenzie

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Ranald S. Mackenzie was a highly regarded U.S. Army officer and Indian Wars commander known for his aggressive campaigns against Native American tribes on the Western frontier.

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Ranald S. Mackenzie canonical 7
Ranald Slidell Mackenzie 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Wars veteran ⓘ
United States Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
awardReceived Medal of Honor ⓘ
birthDate 1840-07-27 ⓘ
birthPlace Westchester County, New York ⓘ
causeOfNickname severe hand injury suffered during the American Civil War ⓘ
classRankAtWestPoint first in his class ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
Indian Wars ⓘ
Red River War ⓘ
Texas–Indian Wars ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1889-01-19 ⓘ
educatedAt United States Military Academy ⓘ
familyName Mackenzie ⓘ
fullName Ranald Slidell Mackenzie ⓘ
linked to: Ranald S. Mackenzie
gender male ⓘ
givenName Ranald ⓘ
graduationYear 1862 ⓘ
knownFor leading decisive campaigns against Native American tribes on the Western frontier ⓘ
tactical aggressiveness in the Indian Wars ⓘ
laterLifeEvent retired due to mental illness ⓘ
militaryRank brevet major general ⓘ
brigadier general ⓘ
militaryUnit 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment ⓘ
2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
linked to: 2nd U.S. Cavalry

4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
nickname Bad Hand ⓘ
notableEvent led destruction of Indian villages and horse herds at Palo Duro Canyon in 1874 ⓘ
notableWork Battle of Palo Duro Canyon ⓘ
Battle of the North Fork of the Red River ⓘ
campaigns against Apache ⓘ
campaigns against Comanche ⓘ
campaigns against Kiowa ⓘ
campaigns against Southern Cheyenne ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
placeOfBurial West Point Cemetery ⓘ
positionHeld commander of the 4th U.S. Cavalry ⓘ
commander of the District of the Pecos ⓘ
promotedTo brigadier general of volunteers during the American Civil War ⓘ
relative Charles Henry Mackenzie (father) ⓘ
William Alexander Duer (grandfather) ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Army ⓘ
wasHighlyRegardedFor aggressive and effective frontier campaigns ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dull Knife Fight → hasParticipant → Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ
Dull Knife Fight → commander → Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ
Battle of Slim Buttes → notableCommanderForSide → Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ
Red River War → commandedBy → Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ
Ranald S. Mackenzie → fullName → Ranald Slidell Mackenzie ⓘ
linked to: Ranald S. Mackenzie
Mackenzie’s Raid → commander → Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ
Mackenzie’s Raid → namedAfter → Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ
Red Fork Battle → commander → Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ