The Battle of the Little Bighorn

The Battle of the Little Bighorn: Custer's Last Stand

• The Battle of the Little Bighorn was an armed engagement between the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.
• It took place on June 25-26, 1876, along the Little Bighorn River in southeastern Montana Territory.
• The battle was part of the Great Sioux War of 1876, and it resulted in the defeat of U.S. forces.
• The Lakota and other Plains Indians referred to the battle as the Battle of the Greasy Grass.
• The Lakotas and other tribes had taken the land where the battle occurred from other tribes since 1851.
• The Lakotas were present in the area without the consent of the local Crow tribe, who had a treaty on the land.
• In 1873, Crow chief Blackfoot had called for U.S. military actions against the Lakotas and other Indian intruders.
• The Lakotas' invasion of the area was a reaction to white encroachment into their territory.
• The Battle of the Little Bighorn was one of the most significant actions of the Great Sioux War.
• The defeat of U.S. forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn became known as Custer's Last Stand.
• The battle is remembered as a symbol of Native American resistance against U.S. expansion.
• The Battle of the Little Bighorn remains a controversial event in American history, with differing interpretations and perspectives.