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	The Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1876
		Quickly finding themselves in a desperate battle with little hope of any relief, Reno halted his charging men before they could be trapped, fought for ten minutes in dismounted formation, and then withdrew into the timber and brush along the river.
		After the battle, the Indians came through and stripped the bodies and mutilated all the uniformed soldiers, believing that the soul of a mutilated body would be forced to walk the earth for all eternity and could not ascend to heaven.
		Immediately after the battle, the myth emerged that they left him alone out of respect for his fighting ability, but few participating Indians knew who he was to have been so respectful.
	www.eyewitnesstohistory.com /custer.htm (1172 words)

	Battle of the Little Bighorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of the Little Bighorn—which is also called Custer's Last Stand and Custer Massacre and, in the parlance of the relevant Native Americans, the Battle of the Greasy Grass—was an armed engagement between a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army.
		The battle was the most famous incident in the Indian Wars and was a remarkable victory for the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne.
		The battle was the subject of an army Court of Inquiry in 1879 in Chicago, Illinois in which Reno's conduct was scrutinized.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Little_Big_Horn (2492 words)

	::The Battle of the Little Big Horn::
		The western Sioux had been in conflict with the government over land ownership and it was arguments with this group that lead to the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
		Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were in the hills of the Big Horn Mountains so any attack was not going to be easy especially as the Sioux knew their territory well while the US army did not.
		Terry had correctly guessed that the Sioux were camped in the Big Horn Valley and wanted a two-pronged attack to trap the Sioux in their camp while they were being attacked leaving no way out for them.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /battle_of_the_little_big_horn.htm (1850 words)

	Battle of Little Big Horn (Part Two) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After the Battle of the Little Big Horn, there were mixed versions as to what happened.
		He claimed that the Big Horn River was red with the blood of the dead.
		After the battle, inquests heard evidence from those involved in the whole campaign as opposed to the one incident involving Custer and his men.
	www.btigerlily.net /BTLittleBigHorn2.html (1127 words)

	army
		The Little Big Horn battle was easily the worst defeat ever sustained by the U.S. Army in Plains Indian warfare with the 7th Cavalry suffering 268 killed or dying of wounds, and 62 wounded.
		Many fascinating possibilities about the Little Big Horn battle are thoroughly investigated and analyzed, and the movements and actions of all elements of the regiment visualized in a series superimposed on the USGS contour map of the battlefield.
		The battle of the Little Big Horn in picturesque perspective being a pictorial representation of the late and unfortunate incident in Montana as portrayed by Custer's friends and foes, admirers and iconoclasts of his day and after.
	www.custerbooks.com /littlebighornbattle.htm (16074 words)

	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (National Park Service)
		In the Valley of the Little Bighorn River, the Seventh Cavalry and their Indian allies attacked the village of 8,000 to 10,000 people, on June 25th,1876.
		After the battle was over, 263 7th Cavalrymen lay dead, including George Custer.
		An accurate count of the Sioux and Cheyenne dead was not possible, but at least 60 are known to have died.
	www.nps.gov /libi (332 words)

	The Battle of the Little Bighorn - Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
		The battle is remembered today as being a successful armed attempt by the Sioux and Cheyenne to preserve traditional ways in the face of inevitable cultural change brought about by the expansion of European Americans.
		Just eight days before the Battle of the Little Bighorn, General Crook and his Wyoming Column found out first hand that the army had drastically underestimated the number of warriors.
		The battle was the last stand of the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne as well.
	www.nps.gov /libi/battle.html (2313 words)

	Term paper on The Battle of Little Big Horn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The year in which The Battle of Little Big Horn was fought was 1876, yet its significance is found in the fact that it was the culmination of some 400 years of wars between the various tribes of Native Americans on one side, and the American military at the other end.
		Secondly, the Battle of Little Big Horn was also the culmination of all earlier battles spread over a period of some 4 centuries, hence its importance in the books of American and world history.
		A brief overview on the reasons and factors for the onset of this particular 'Battle of Little Big Horn' reveals that by the year 1876, most of the Native Americans had been forced to reside in specific territories and given the name of 'Reservations'.
	www.termpapergenie.com /LittleBigHorn.html (883 words)

	Custer Books
		Brininstool, E. Troopers with Custer: Historic Incidents of the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
		Brininstool, E.A. Troopers with Custer: Historic Incidents of the Battle of The Little Big Horn.
		A recreation of a battle that was as much a clash of cultures as it ws a clash of the U.S. Cavalry and Cheyenne warriors.
	www.guidon.com /custer.html (11150 words)

	Battle of the Little Big Horn
		The background behind this infamous battle, also known as "Custer's Last Stand," comprises an effort to subdue Native Americans living in the Dakota and Montana territories who were fighting for their nomadic way of life.
		The tribes had not complied with an ultimatum to return to reservations in the Dakotas and Nebraska after U.S. negotiations to acquire the Black Hills, held to be sacred by the Indians, had failed in the fall of 1875.
		The central figure in the battle was George A. Custer, an army officer who won notoriety as an Indian fighter in the West.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1531.html (776 words)

	George A. Custer and the Battle of the Little Big Horn
		George A. Custer and the Battle of the Little Big Horn
		Battle of the Washita, November 27, 1868, with
		The man and the battle have attained mythological proportions, in large measure because the white man lost.
	www.hanksville.org /daniel/misc/Custer.html (1587 words)

	Little Big Horn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Little Big Horn Associates: The "official" home page of the largest organization of Custerphiles.
		Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1876: Summary of events and actual story reported to New York Herald by scout George Herendon; map.
		Events Leading up to Little Big Horn, and the Battle: as told to E.S. Curtis by Native Americans, shortly after the battle.
	mwcs.neric.org /library/custer.html (525 words)

	The tragic Battle of Little Big Horn
		The Battle of Little Big Horn is a piece of american history.
		It is hoped that the passage of one hundred and twenty five years will grant the author a fair perspective of this battle as told from both points of view.
		For the Indian dead there are no such markers, but the spirit of their battle cries resounds forever across the stark and lonely countryside.
	nv.essortment.com /batllelittlebi_rdkp.htm (1117 words)

	Welcome ! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Battle of the Little Bighorn was the most successful action fought by the American Indians against the United States Army in the West.
		The events surrounding the Battle of the Little Bighorn have fascinated amateur and professional historians for 130 years, principally because of its many mysteries.
		It is hoped that this website will be the main portal for groups and individuals who share an interest in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
	www.lbha.org (293 words)

	History Magazine - The Battle of the Little Big Horn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Custer paid little heed to General Terry’s instructions and soon after departing up the Rosebud, headed directly for the valley of the Little Big Horn making forced marches late into the night and starting again before dawn.
		A second battalion under Major Marcus Reno was sent to engage the Indians in the village across the Little Big Horn with Custer to follow up with his battalion and provide whatever support was needed.
		Part of the above account of the battle of the Little Big Horn is from an article appearing in the Leavenworth Weekly Times of 18 August 1881 and is a rare eyewitness account by Sioux Chief Crow King.
	www.history-magazine.com /bighorn.html (658 words)

	Against All Odds Message Board - REVISITING THE LITTLE BIG HORN BATTLE CD
		Naval Thesis by Lieutenant Matthew J. Burns - on CD "The battle of the Little Big Horn has captured the interest of historians, scholars, and military enthusiasts since the day that over 200 United States soldiers under General George Armstrong Custer's command were decimated by Crazy Horse and 2000 Indian Warriors.
		The first purpose is to perform an historical analysis of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, using war gaming.
		The second purpose is to examine the impact of of alternative notional leadership on the outcome of the battle, e.g.
	www.mohicanpress.com /messageboard2/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=187 (657 words)

	American America History - The Battle of Little Big Horn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When I think back of the stories that I have heard about how the Native American Indians were driven from their land and forced to live on the reservations one particular event comes to my mind.
		That event is the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
		This treaty also stated that the hunting rights on the land between the Black Hills and the Big Horn Mountains "as long as the grass shall grow and the water flows".(Guttmacher 73).
	www.123helpme.com /view.asp?id=23297 (3011 words)

	Today in History: June 25
		Hoping to entrap Sitting Bull in the Little Big Horn area, Terry ordered Custer to follow the Rosebud River while he brought the majority of the men down the Yellowstone River.
		After meeting at the mouth of the Little Big Horn, they planned to force the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne back to their reservations.
		Learn more about The Battle of Little Big Horn by analyzing the painting created by Kicking Bear from New Mexico CultureNet.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/jun25.html (1139 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Archaeology, History, and Custer's Last Battle: The Little Big Horn Reexamined (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After reading the evidence first, then his well researched literary quotes, his conclusions on the Custer portion of the battle are very believable and fit well with the Indian oral histories.
		Like many other Little Big Horn buffs, I tought that archeologist would give me all the secrets of the battle in one book.
		Unfortunately, he attempts to posit a theory of battle movement and troop reactions based on these artifacts and the Sioux (et al) accounts (which are also difficult to reconcile).
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0806129980?v=glance (2891 words)

	Cheyenne participants in the battle of the Little Big Horn
		In battle with Reno's troops (13); he was among 3 Cheyenne and some Sioux who chased 3 soldiers south along the west bank of the river -- only one escaped to rejoin Reno on the bluffs (24, 26)
		Wore a long-trail warbonnet into battle; he was shot in the thigh after counting coup on a soldier in the hand to hand fighting during Reno's retreat to the bluffs (26)
		Also Little Whirlwind; a suicide warrior; unmarried (26); age 16; he and one of Reno's Arikara scouts simultaneously shot each other dead on the east side of the river (13); (The scout probably did not die (26)); one of 7 Cheyenne who died (25, 26)
	www.montana.edu /wwwfpcc/tribes/cheyenne.html (1521 words)

	Encyclopedia: Battle of the Little Big Horn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		Other descriptions of Battle of the Little Big Horn
		Archaeological Perspectives on the Battle of the Little Bighorn, by Douglas Scott, Univ of Oklahoma Pr; Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd); (September 2000) 328 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.00 x 9.93 x 6.86,ISBN 0-806-13292-2.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-the-Little-Big-Horn (877 words)

	FLLS-READING ROOM-Battle of the Little Big Horn
		by Fox, Richard A. The Arikara narrative of Custer's campaign and the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Libby, Orin Grant
		Killing Custer : the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the fate of the Plains Indians by Welch, James
		Wind on the buffalo grass : the Indians own account of the Battle at the Little Big Horn River, and the death of their life on the Plains by Tillett, Leslie
	www.lewis.army.mil /DPCA/LIBRARY/bighorn.htm (1334 words)

	MT KIDS: Special Features - Battle of Little Big Horn
		Though the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument covers only 765 acres of federal lands, it lies in a region of Montana full of interesting and exciting sites to visit...
		The Battlefield itself is situated in the northern portion of the Crow Indian Reservation near Crow Agency, Montana.
		President Bush signed Public Law 102-201, which renamed the battlefield (it used to be called the "Custer Battlefield"), he also designated 3000 square feet for the construction of a living memorial dedicated specifically to those Indians who fought on either side of the Battle.
	montanakids.com /db_engine/subcat.asp?Subcat=Battle+of+Little+Big+Horn (222 words)

	Books on George Armstrong Custer, the Civil War and the Little Big Horn
		On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle.
		Little Bighorn Battlefield, A History and Guide to the Battle of the Little Bighorn: Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana (024-005-01022-0)
		Troopers With Custer : Historic Incidents of the Battle of the Little Big Horn (The Custer Library)
	www.dropbears.com /b/broughsbooks/military/custer.htm (690 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Killing Custer: The Battle of Little Big Horn and the Fate of the Plains Indians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As this book progress, the reader is left with the feeling that the material being presented is inadequate to make a complete book and that the author adds side-bars to flesh out the copy.
		Little new information is added to the existing knowledge and most of the material presented is tainted with the political subtones of the author.
		The author also did a great job of telling how the death of Custer was also the death of the Souix nation.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0140251766 (756 words)

	Battle of Little Big Horn Forum
		Battle of Little Big Horn - Tracy Yates 7/28/05
		Re: Battle of Little Big Horn - Ron Bull 8/10/05
		Battle of Little Big Horn - After the Battle - Linda Santiago 7/05/02
	www.genforum.genealogy.com /littlebighorn (634 words)

	HistoryBuff.com -- Newspaper Correspondent Killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn
		Gibbon's part of the command will march up the Big Horn Valley in order to intercept the Indians if they should attempt to escape from General Custer down that avenue.
		The second dispatch had originated at Bozeman at 7:00 P.M. on the third and was also based on the Taylor message.
		The effect was heightened by the fact that the country was celebrating the completion of its first hundred years of independence and admiring, with pardonable pride, the progress that had been made in a century.
	www.historybuff.com /library/refcuster.html (824 words)

	Sioux participants in the battle of the Little Big Horn
		Hunkpapa warrior chief; born ca 1838, son of nobody of distinction (4); Gall was among the Cheyenne looking after horses when Reno attacked (2); his 2 wives and 3 children were killed in Reno's attack on the village; Gall said: "It made my heart bad.
		Santee chief; though probably not in the battle himself, his two sons (names unknown) were among the many warriors later said to have killed Custer; they may have killed the last soldier, but he was not Custer (2)
		Minneconjou warrior; age 16 when he rode into the Custer fight with his older brother and uncle, and a redbird tied in his hair; he was among the warriors who drove the soldiers back to from Weir Point to Reno Hill; then joined in shooting at the entrenched troops on the 25th and 26th (27)
	www.montana.edu /wwwfpcc/tribes/sioux.html (1753 words)

	Battle of Little Big Horn Forum
		Battle of Little Big Horn - Tracy Yates 7/28/05
		Re: Battle of Little Big Horn - Ron Bull 8/10/05
		Battle of Little Big Horn - After the Battle - Linda Santiago 7/05/02
	genforum.genealogy.com /littlebighorn (529 words)

	Battle of Little Big Horn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		His death and the destruction of the US Army's Seventh Cavalry by the largest gathering of Native People Warriors that the country had seen, immortalised Custer in films, books and in the psyche of Americans.
		(the Bozeman Trail) which went from the Oregon Trail to Virginia City, running along the eastern edge of the Big Horn Mountains.
		Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were in the hills of the Big Horn Mountains so any attack was not going to be easy especially as the Sioux knew their territory well while the army did not.
	www.btigerlily.net /BTLittleBigHorn.html (1761 words)

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