Why was Ranald Slidell Mackenzie famous?
Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie in 1876. At the time, he commanded the 4th US Cavalry and was fresh off his victorious Red River Campaign that culminated in the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon in September 1874. Quanah Parker’s surrender on June 2, 1875 effectively ended the Indian Wars in Texas. Did Ranald S Mackenzie defeat…