In 1806, not long after Lewis and Clark passed through this area, a young man was born in a village near the Grand River, near present-day Mobridge, South Dakota. Known as Sitting Bull, he became a famous Sioux medicine man and leader, rising to power because of his long-standing resentment of encroachment on tribal lands. Widely respected for his bravery and insight, he led many successful confrontations against the U.S. Army. During a battle against soldiers protecting railroad workers on the Yellowstone River in 1872, he led four warriors between enemy lines; as bullets buzzed by, they sat down, shared a pipe, cleaned it, and calmly walked away. He is credited with masterminding the American Indian strategy at the Battle of the Little Bighorn before retreating to Canada for several years. In 1881, he was the last Sioux leader to surrender his rifle to American troops. He later appeared in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as it traveled the United States and Europe, and in 1884 left the reservation to join Colonel Alvaren's Indian Exhibition, touring 15 eastern U.S. cities, before returning to Standing Rock Reservation where he was born.