# Captain Dangerfield Parker — The Life of Buffalo Bill character guide

> Captain Dangerfield Parker in The Life of Buffalo Bill by William F. Cody.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Captain Parker

**First appearance:** 0020-xviii-scouting

## Snapshot

A field commander of cavalry whose columns depend on Cody's scouting, testing whether a young plainsman can earn the trust of regular army officers.

## Who they are

Captain Dangerfield Parker leads troops in the field, part of the chain of officers under whom Cody serves as scout and guide during the Indian campaigns. The relationship is a practical bargain: Parker supplies soldiers and orders, Cody supplies the eyes and instincts that keep a column from blundering into ambush. His role matters because it shows how Cody's frontier fame is forged not in solitary adventure but in the daily, dangerous work of guiding armed men through hostile country.

## In the story

### [Champion Buffalo Killer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xv-champion-buffalo-killer)

Commanding officer at Fort Larned to whom Cody reports for duty as a scout and guide.

### [A Courier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xvi-a-courier)

Commanding officer at Fort Larned who confronts Satanta and prepares the garrison for the Indian attack.

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