On June 25 and 26, 1876 is when the battle began near the Little Bighorn River in Eastern Montana territory. Was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho? Several major leaders led this battle including Crazy Horse and Chief Gall; they were inspired by the visions of Sitting Bull.
The battle begins when the US Seventh Calvary force of 700 men led by Custer. They suffered a severe defeat. Several of Custer family members were killed during this battle including two brothers, a nephew and a brother-in-law.
At the end of the battle killed 268 men including Custer and fifty-five were injured. As far as the visions of Sitting Bull he used to remember that he to seeing soldiers dropping from the shy in his camp like grasshoppers. Meanwhile the military officials were working on plans for summer to try to force the Lakota’s and the Cheyenne’s back to their reservations, by using army that came from. Place’s like Fort Ellis from western Montana. Some of them stayed to look after the Yellowstone River and others came from other places like Fort Fetter man of Wyoming also from Fort Abraham Lincoln from Dakota Territory. They all meet up with teamsters and packers with a lot of supplies 150 wagons and large line of pack mules they all came from all over moving along the Missouri River so some could set up a supply depot others would meet up with them and bring 200 tons more supplies that they would bring from Fort Lincoln. To the surprise of Crook’s Column he was on hold do to the Battle of the Rosebud that took place in June 17, 1876. There were large numbers of Native Americans in the battle. Crook being defeated pulled back and tried to regroup. Not knowing of Crooks being in a battle. Gibbon and Terry still moved on and joined each other near the mouth of the Rosebud River. Terry was working on sending word to Custer’s and his troops and has them move south along the Rosebud River. Now that Gibbon and Terry had joined each other their…