Battle of Little Bighorn: Custer's Last Stand, Lakota and Cheyenne Win
Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors annihilated five companies of the 7th Cavalry at the Little Bighorn, killing George Armstrong Custer and 268 soldiers in their worst defeat of the Plains Wars. The victory, guided by Sitting Bull's visions and Crazy Horse's tactics, proved pyrrhic as the U.S. Army responded with overwhelming force that confined the tribes to reservations within two years.
June 25, 1876
150 years ago
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