Chris Madsen, the Glossary
Chris Madsen (February 25, 1851 – January 9, 1944) was a lawman of the Old West who is best known as being one of The Three Guardsmen, the name given to Madsen and two other Deputy US Marshals who were responsible for the apprehension and/or killing of several outlaws of that era.[1]
Table of Contents
36 relations: American frontier, Bill Doolin, Bill Tilghman, Chester A. Arthur, Chief of police, Dan Clifton, Denmark, French Foreign Legion, Funen, George Waightman, Governor of Oklahoma, Guthrie, Oklahoma, Heck Thomas, Indian Territory, Native Americans in the United States, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory, Outlaw, President of the United States, Quartermaster sergeant, Richard West (outlaw), Rough Riders, Royal Danish Army, Spanish–American War, The Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaws, Theodore Roosevelt, Three Guardsmen, United States Army, United States Cavalry, United States Marshals Service, Wild Bunch, William C. Grimes, World War I, Yellowstone National Park, Yukon, Oklahoma.
- Danish soldiers
- Rough Riders
American frontier
The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few contiguous western territories as states in 1912.
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Bill Doolin
William Doolin (1858–August 24, 1896) was an American bandit outlaw and founder of the Wild Bunch, sometimes known as the Doolin-Dalton Gang.
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Bill Tilghman
William Matthew Tilghman Jr. (July 4, 1854 – November 1, 1924) was a career lawman, gunfighter, and politician in Kansas and Oklahoma during the late 19th century. Chris Madsen and Bill Tilghman are lawmen of the American Old West and United States Marshals.
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Chester A. Arthur
Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885.
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Chief of police
A chief of police (COP) is the title given to an appointed official or an elected one in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America.
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Dan Clifton
Dan Clifton (1865–1896?), known as Dynamite Dan or Dynamite Dick, was an American Old West outlaw and member of the Doolin Gang.
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Denmark
Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.
French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) is an elite corps of the French Army that consists of several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers, and airborne troops.
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Funen
Funen (Fyn), with an area of, is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy.
George Waightman
George "Red Buck" Weightman (c. 1850 – October 2, 1895, Oklahoma) was an American Old West outlaw, and member of the Doolin-Dalton gang.
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Governor of Oklahoma
The governor of Oklahoma is the head of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
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Guthrie, Oklahoma
Guthrie is a city and county seat in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex.
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Heck Thomas
Henry Andrew "Heck" Thomas (January 3, 1850 – August 14, 1912) was a lawman on the American frontier, most notably in Indian Territory. Chris Madsen and Heck Thomas are lawmen of the American Old West and United States Marshals.
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Indian Territory
Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the United States government for the relocation of Native Americans who held original Indian title to their land as an independent nation-state.
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Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans, sometimes called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans, are the Indigenous peoples native to portions of the land that the United States is located on.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma (Choctaw: Oklahumma) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma Territory
The Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new constitution and admitted to the Union as the state of Oklahoma.
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Outlaw
An outlaw, in its original and legal meaning, is a person declared as outside the protection of the law.
President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.
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Quartermaster sergeant
Quartermaster sergeant (QMS) is a class of rank or appointment in some armed forces, especially those of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, and formerly also in the United States.
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Richard West (outlaw)
Richard "Little Dick" West (December 31, 1860 – April 13, 1898) was an American outlaw of the Old West, and a member of Bill Doolin's gang.
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Rough Riders
The Rough Riders was a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish–American War and the only one to see combat.
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Royal Danish Army
The Royal Danish Army (Hæren; Herurin; Sakkutuut) is the land-based branch of the Danish Armed Forces, together with the Danish Home Guard.
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Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War (April 21 – December 10, 1898) began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to United States intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.
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The Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaws
The Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaws, subtitled Picturization of Early Days in Oklahoma, is a 1915 American silent Western film produced by the Eagle Film Company.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or T.R., was an American politician, soldier, conservationist, historian, naturalist, explorer and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. Chris Madsen and Theodore Roosevelt are Rough Riders.
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Three Guardsmen
The Three Guardsmen is the name popularized in Old West literature describing three lawmen who became legendary in their pursuit of many outlaws of the late 19th century. Chris Madsen and three Guardsmen are United States Marshals.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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United States Cavalry
The United States Cavalry, or U.S. Cavalry, was the designation of the mounted force of the United States Army.
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United States Marshals Service
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States.
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Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch, also known as the Doolin–Dalton Gang, or the Oklahombres, were a gang of American outlaws based in the Indian Territory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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William C. Grimes
William C. Grimes (November 6, 1857April 8, 1931) was an American politician and businessman who had a major influence on Oklahoma politics. Chris Madsen and William C. Grimes are United States Marshals.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is a national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho.
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Yukon, Oklahoma
Yukon is a city in eastern Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States.
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See also
Danish soldiers
- Anders Petersen (historian)
- Chris Madsen
- Claus von Ahlefeldt
- Jens Rostgaard
- Josias von Rantzau
- Ludvig Fasting
- Sophia Bruun
Rough Riders
- Allyn K. Capron
- Battle of San Juan Hill
- Ben Daniels (pioneer)
- Billy McGinty (cowboy)
- Buckey O'Neill
- Chris Madsen
- Craig Wadsworth
- David E. Warford
- Frank Frantz
- Frank Knox
- George E. Truman
- George G. McMurtry
- Hamilton Fish II (Rough Rider)
- Harry von Meter
- Henry Nash
- John Campbell Greenway
- Juan Alamia
- Leonard Wood
- Robert Wrenn
- Roosevelt Park (San Antonio)
- Rough Riders
- Rough Riders Memorial
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Thomas H. Rynning
- Tom Horn
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Madsen
Also known as Madsen, Chris.