the battle of the little bighorn took place in kansas.
the battle of the little bighorn took place in kansas.
where did the battle of the little bighorn take place?
kansas
the most significant battle of the war was the battle of the little bighorn on june 25–26, 1876. the battle was fought between warriors from the lakota, cheyenne, and arapaho (as well as individual dakota warrior) and the 7th cavalry regiment of the us army. the battle was fought along the little bighorn river in eastern montana. the soldiers attempted to ambush the large camp of indians along the river bottom despite the warnings from the crow scouts who knew that custer severely underestimated the number of warriors in the camp. the us seventh cavalry, including the custer battalion, a force of 700 men led by george armstrong custer, suffered a severe defeat. five of the seventh cavalry's companies were annihilated. the total us casualty count, including scouts, was 268 dead including custer and 55 injured. only five arapaho were present at the battle and their presence was by chance. the arapaho present were four northern arapaho warriors named yellow eagle, yellow fly, left hand, and water man. the fifth arapaho was a southern arapaho named well-knowing one (sage) but also known as green grass. the five arapaho set out as a war party from near fort robinson to raid the shoshone, but by chance came across a small party of young sioux warriors. the sioux thought that the arapaho were united states army indian scouts and invited them back to their camp along the little bighorn river, where they were captured and had their guns taken from them. the lakota and dakota threatened to kill the arapaho, but the cheyenne chief two moons recognized the men as arapaho and ordered their release. the next day was the battle and, despite being viewed with suspicion, the five arapaho actively fought in the battle. water man wore a large eagle feather headdress, a white shirt, beaded leggings, a breech cloth, and painted his face red and yellow during the battle. water man claimed killing one soldier while charging up the steep river banks, but did not take his scalp because most arapaho refused to take a scalp from someone with short hair. water man claimed to have watched custer die.
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bullet::::- map of battle of little bighorn, part iv. indians.









































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bullet::::- map of battle of little bighorn, part vii. custer's last stand.









































bullet::::- map of indian battles and skirmishes after the battle of little bighorn. 1876–1881.









































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