Battle of Little BigHorn

Events leading up to it
1. 1. Gold discovered in black hills in 1874
2. 2. Sioux refused to sell land
  1. Black hills= high up, close to heavens
  2. Ancestors went to BH and were saved from floods
3. 3. Sioux ordered on to reservations, but they refused
Us: Battle plan
1. Two-pronged attack
2. Lt Colonel George Custer was ordered to march round the Wolf mountains
Sioux: Battle plan
1. Sioux had been joined by the Cheyenne and Arapaho
2. Over 3000 warriors
3. Armed with Winchester repeating rifles.
Custer's defeat
1. Went through (not around) wolf mountains
  1. Troops and horses tired
2. Divided group of 600 in to 3
  1. Captain Frederick Benteen
  2. Major Marcus Reno
  3. Cluster
3. Arrived first
  1. Gibbon's last words to him were: 'Custer, don't be greedy. Wait for us.'
4. Outnumbered
  1. Poor info
5. He was arrogant
The Battle
1. Custer and all of his troops lost their lives.

Resumen del Recurso

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