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The Battle of Little Bighorn (Highlights from American History)
The Battle of Little Bighorn - Highlights from American History Author:Mark Henckel On a hot Sunday afternoon in 1876, a daring U.S. Army cavalryman named George Armstrong Custer led more than 200 soldiers into battle against a giant village of Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Indians. "Hurrah, boys, we've got them!" Custer shouted as the charge began. But Custer was wrong. His men were greatly outnumbered by the Indians. Th... more »e warriors slowly pushed the soldiers back up a small hill, firing with their rifles and bows and arrows and swinging their clubs and spears. By the end of the day, Custer and every one of his men were dead. Today that small hill is called Last Chance Hill. It juts out of the earth near the Little Bighorn River in southern Montana. The battle fought there is known to history as the Battle of the Little Bighorn, or Custer's Last Stand. This is the story of the Little Bighorn. It is a story of two different peoples-the Indians, struggling to keep their way of life, and the U.S. Army, trying to pave the way for a new way of life in the American West. It is a story of bravery and tragedy that will never be forgotten.« less