Battle of Little Big Horn
War whoops. Screams of wounded horses and dying men. Smoke drifting over blue uniforms lying still in the grass. It has been troubling historians for years, how did the great George Armstrong Custer get defeated by the Native Americans? In my essay I am going to tell you what I have learned about why this battle took place and what its outcome meant to the Nation and the Native Americans. I have always been intrigued by the history of the conflict between Native Americans and the U.S. Calvary. In 1875, the Sioux and Cheyenne had been forced to live on reservations in the Black Hills of South Dakota. They were continually crowded off of their sacred lands by white settlers, and finally they had had enough. The Native Americans left the reservations, and gathered in Montana under a great chief named Sitting Bull to fight for their land. By the summer of 1876, the US Cavalry was dispatched to force the Native Americans b
On June 25th, 1876 the US Cavalry had three columns of soldiers in the area around the Native American encampment. Custer's ego had finally gotten the best of him. He is universally despised by all the officers of his regiment. Colonel George Armstrong Custer commanded one of the Cavalry columns. Custer found out that the Native Americans not only had arrows; they also had traded for and captured many repeating rifles that they used with deadly effect. Reno's men (consisting of approximately 175 men) were to cross the river and attack the middle of camp. His Seventh Cavalry was known for their fearless Native American fighting, and Custer had an ego that needed constant feeding. The people of the United States were outraged at this loss to the Native Americans, and retribution was swift and harsh. Custer's group made no advances either; they were immediately set upon by a large force of Native Americans and driven back onto a long ridge. The Native American warriors split their fighting force and enveloped Custer and his men, surrounding them. " Custer formed three battle groups; one under Captain Benteen, one under Major Reno, and one commanded by himself. The three groups split up and attacked the village from the north, south, and across the Little Bighorn. No one knows why his body wasn't touched.
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