The Battle of the Little Bighorn by junge1
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The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to Lakota as the 'Battle of the Greasy Grass', and commonly referred to as 'Custer's Last Stand', was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, against the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. The battle, which occurred June 25-26, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in eastern Montana Territory, was the most prominent action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
The fight was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho, led by several major war leaders, including Crazy Horse and Chief Gall, inspired by the visions of Sitting Bull (Thathanka Iyotake). The U. S. 7th Cavalry, including the Custer Battalion, a force of 700 men led by George Armstrong Custer, suffered a severe defeat. Five of the 7th Cavalry's twelve companies were annihilated. Custer was killed, as were two of his brothers, a nephew, and a brother-in-law. The total U. S. casualty count included 468 dead and 55 severely wounded (39 died from their injuries later) including 4 Crow Indian scouts and 2 Pawnee Indian scouts.(Source: Wikipedia).
This picture shows the 'Last Stand' hill and the Memorial dedicated to this engagement.
This picture was taken on 10 August 2015, Sig..
Comments (14)
Faemike55
fabulous but somber image & narrative
Richardphotos
great capture. I was fairly close to there but I wanted to go to other places more than I wanted to go to Montana
the Caucasians hated the Native Americans for being barbaric , but it was the invading "white men" that was stealing their land, killing their woman and children almost at random. I have no N.A. blood even though my grandfather is buried in a Native American graveyard along side chiefs and tribe elders. I have no knowledge of what he done to deserve being there, except for being wealthy. my son has Cherokee blood and registered
junge1
@Richardphotos: That's interesting Richard!
MrsRatbag
A sad piece of history for all. Wonderful capture of this memorial.
STEVIEUKWONDER
Your picture and narrative have made that historic battle much more prevalent and real to me. Thank you!
emmecielle
Great image. :-)
flavia49
wonderful capture
jocko500
I hope to make it there one day. i had a painting of the last stand over my bed when i was growing up. my sister thrown it away with out even asking me.
Buffalo1
A fine shot of the markers on Last Stand Hill. Little Big Horn is must see battlefield for military history buffs. The land has not changed much since the battle was fought and one can easily follow the fight on the driving tour.
durleybeachbum
I don't think I realised it was so relatively recent!
ontar1
Great capture!
kgb224
Amazing capture my friend. God bless.
junge1
The United States are a relatively new country. A 100 year old house in Phoenix, Arizona may be a historic site, going to Berlin or other European countries there house that had their last paint coat on hundred years ago. In Berlin anything old usually dates from buildings such as churches, museums etc date from Frederick II times , i.e. 17 the century, moving on to Prague, Czech Republic old mean the Charles Bridge or the Cathedral, dating back a few more centuries. In Rome famous landmarks date back to the time of Christ or there abouts, but going into the countryside in Tuscany, time goes back some more, to Etruscan times, this keeps on going on with other countries such as Greece, Turkey, Israel, Iran and Iraq and Egypt. So anything in the Southwest is old when it is 100 years or more.
auntietk
It's an amazing place to visit. Standing on top of the hill looking out at the surrounding landscape, with the wind ruffling the prairie grass, is an eerie experience.