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Thomas Fitzpatrick Aka “Broken Hand” | Mountain Man | Rocky Mountain Fur Company

Thomas Fitzpatrick, aka: Broken Hand, was a famous mountain man, trapper, and trader with the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. Born in County Caven, Ireland, he immigrated to America in about 1816, where he soon became involved in trading with the Indians. On February 13, 1822, William Henry Ashley, who co-founded the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, placed an advertisement in the Missouri Gazette and Public Adviser, calling for 100 enterprising men to “ascend the river Missouri.” Fitzpatrick applied and soon became part of the trapping group referred to as Ashley’s Hundred, along with several other would-be famous mountain men including William Sublette, Jim Beckwourth, David Jackson, Hugh Glass, James Bridger, and Jedediah Smith. On June 1, 1823, Ashley and his party of 70 men were attacked by 600 Arikara Indians, inciting what is known as the Arikara War. Twelve of Ashley’s men were killed and the rest were forced to retreat.