The Battle of Little Bighorn
Midafternoon on 25 June 1876 U.S soldiers marched upon a Native American camp at Little Big Horn River in Montana. The United States were caught off guard with the events that led to the greatest disaster in military history also known as the greatest victory for the Native Americans yet. The U.S forces of 700 men was led by General George Armstrong Custer. Lucky for the Native Americans the U.S forces greatly underestimated the number of Native Americans in the camp by over a thousand which resulted in 268 U.S soldiers dead and 55 wounded. General Custer’s attack was based on the assumption that there was only 800 Native Americans at Little Big Horn. The U.S. Army’s purpose for attacking came from the Sioux and…show more content… government in mid-19th century when their people were getting confined to reservations. Native Americans gathered in a camp along the Little Bighorn River because the U.S. Army ignored treaty agreements previously discussed and invaded there regions in South Dakota. They invaded their region in the South Dakota Black Hills following the discovery of gold. Mid June three columns of the U.S. military dispatched and prepared to march on the Native Americans. The first column was forced to retreat when they met a force 1,200 Native Americans on June, 17th. Five days following this event General Alfred Terry gave an order to the 7th Calvary led by General Custer to scout ahead for hostile troops at dawn on June, 25th. General Custard took it upon himself to engage the Native Americans without waiting for reinforcement’s. General Custard then soon found out the consequences of his moronic decisions. (History.com Staff 2009,…show more content… Since the Native Americans drove Reno’s force to the hills and isolated them it gave the majority of their warriors to openly engage General Custer’s and his troops. As the Native Americans moved toward General Custard and his troops Custard ordered his men to shoot their horses and stalk their lifeless bodies to form a barrier. General Custard and his men were overran and all of them were slaughtered. Once the battle ceased the Indians went through and mutilated and ran sacked all of the bodies. They thought it true that this would not allow them to enter heaven but walk earth for the rest of eternity. General Custard being the rebel that he was, was wearing buckskins instead of the blue army uniform so they believed he was innocent and left him