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| | Conflict | Battle of the Little Bighorn | | Date | June 25 � 26, 1876 | | Location | Near the Little Bighorn River, Big Horn County, Montana | | Result | Decisive Native American victory | Lakota
Northern Cheyenne
Arapaho | United States United States
7th Cavalry Regiment | Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Chief Gall | George A. Custer †
Marcus Reno
Frederick Benteen
James Calhoun † | | Believed to be 949 lodges (probably 900 � 1,800 warriors) | 31 officers,
566 troopers,
15 armed civilians,
~35 � 40 scouts | Believed to be at least 36 killed, ~168 wounded
(according to Sitting Bull); or 136 killed, 160 wounded (according to Red Horse) | ~268 killed (16 officers, 242 troopers, 10 armed civilians/scouts),
~55 wounded |
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The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand and, by the Native Americans involved, the Battle of the Greasy Grass, was an armed engagement between combined forces of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho people against the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. It occurred on June 25 and June 26, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in eastern Montana Territory, near what is now Crow Agency, Montana.
The battle was the most famous action of the Great Sioux War of 1876 � 77 (also known as the Black Hills War). It was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho, led by several major war leaders, including Crazy Horse and Gall, inspired by the visions of Sitting Bull (Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake). The U.S. Seventh Cavalry, including the Custer Battalion, a force of 700 men led by George Armstrong Custer, suffered a severe defeat. Five of the Seventh's companies were annihilated; Custer was killed, as were two of his brothers, a nephew, and a brother-in-law. Total U.S. deaths were 268, including scouts, and 55 were wounded.
Public response to the Great Sioux War varied at the time. The battle, and Custer's actions in particular, have been studied extensively by historians.
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