Sitting Bull was determined to prove to the younger men in his band that they should never challenge his authority. As the battle raged around him, he strolled into the area between the two armies. He lit a pipe and sat calmly smoking it, then invited the younger warriors to join him. They did, but smoked as fast as they possibly could, then darted back to cover. Sitting Bull’s sheer nerve cemented his leadership in the war with the interlopers.83
