# Satanta — The Life of Buffalo Bill character guide

> Satanta in The Life of Buffalo Bill by William F. Cody.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** old Satanta

**First appearance:** 0022-xx-an-exciting-chase

## Who they are

The Kiowa war chief whose raids and eloquence make him a feared and formidable adversary across the Kansas and Texas plains campaigns.

## In the story

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

Angry Kiowa chief who threatens to capture Fort Larned, sells his ambulance for whisky, and leads a large war party to attack the post.

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