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It took place on June 25–26, 1876, along the Little Bighorn River in the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana Territory. The battle, which resulted in the defeat of U.S. forces, was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
Dec 19, 2023 · Little Bighorn, A Place of Reflection. This area memorializes the US Army's 7th Cavalry, Crow, and Arikara scouts and the Lakotas, Cheyennes, and Arapaho in one of the American Indian's last armed efforts to preserve their way of life.
Feb 27, 2018 · Under skies darkened by smoke, gunfire and flying arrows, 210 men of the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry Unit led by Lt. Colonel George Custer confronted thousands of Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne...
Dec 2, 2009 · The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custer’s Last Stand, marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War.
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought along the ridges, steep bluffs, and ravines of the Little Bighorn River, in south-central Montana on June 25-26, 1876.
Jun 15, 2024 · Things to do. Visit the museum and Bookstore. Watch the video "Triumph & Tragedy Along The Little Bighorn" as an orientation to the Battlefield. Walk down the Deep Ravine trail. Visit Custer's Last Stand Hill, 7th Cavalry Monument, and Indian Memorial. Drive the 4.5 mile tour road to Reno - Benteen Entrenchment site and walk the self-guided tour.
Jul 23, 2024 · Battle of the Little Bighorn, (June 25, 1876), battle at the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, U.S., between federal troops led by Lieut. Col. George A. Custer and Northern Plains Indians (Lakota [Teton or Western Sioux] and Northern Cheyenne) led by Sitting Bull.
The Battle of the Little Bighorn is one of the most studied actions in U.S. military history, and the immense literature on the subject is devoted primarily to answering questions about Custer’s...
Nov 24, 2009 · The Battle of the Little Bighorn—also called Custer’s Last Stand—marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War.
Battle of the Little Bighorn, or Custer’s Last Stand, (June 25, 1876) Battle at the Little Bighorn River, Montana Territory, U.S., between federal troops led by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and Lakota and Cheyenne warriors led by Sitting Bull.