Buffalo Hump

Buffalo Hump
Potsʉnakwahipʉ
Bornc. 1800
Edwards Plateau, Texas
Diedc. 1867
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
OccupationMedicine Man
Known forComanche war chief

Buffalo Hump (Comanche Potsʉnakwahipʉ "Erection That Won't Go Down" euphemized to "Buffalo Bull's Back" ) (born c. 1800 — died post 1861 / ante 1867) was a War Chief of the Penateka band of the Comanches. He came to prominence after the Council House Fight when he led the Comanches on the Great Raid of 1840.

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