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Why does the Battle of Little Big Horn get so much attention?
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:12 am
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:12 am
The force was actually pretty small. It was not a major battle. Custer's force was less than 200. That wasn't even a blip in the War Between the States.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:14 am to prplhze2000
because it was a rare victory for the Native American tribes and ended up fueling the desire of the American people to fight the Indians out west. If it had not been a massacre, public support for those far-flung campaigns would have likely remained much lower.
Also, Prior to the battle, Custer was a war hero. He was a shameless self-promoter and was a real celebrity in the United States. Kids in the north grew up wanting to be the gallant General Custer leading a cavalry charge against the soon to be slain foe. Him dying at the hands of natives was akin to George. S. Patton dying in a car crash.
Also, Prior to the battle, Custer was a war hero. He was a shameless self-promoter and was a real celebrity in the United States. Kids in the north grew up wanting to be the gallant General Custer leading a cavalry charge against the soon to be slain foe. Him dying at the hands of natives was akin to George. S. Patton dying in a car crash.
This post was edited on 1/2/15 at 9:16 am
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:17 am to prplhze2000
Where did you get your numbers from?
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:18 am to prplhze2000
Custer died in that battle. He was a very controversial figure on the national political scene. His arrogance caught up with him in the worst wasy possible. His troops were massacred as well as himself.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:30 am to prplhze2000
I sincerely do believe that any "newer" interest, or heretofore unseen angles and/or takes is the product of revisionists' attempt to make the Injuns look better - at white eyes' expense - seeing's how we ripped off their land and such.
Ironic, isn't it, that the Injun's greatest victory was ultimately the catalyst (maybe not THE catalyst, but it sure enough sped chit up) for wiping them off planet Earth.
Ironic, isn't it, that the Injun's greatest victory was ultimately the catalyst (maybe not THE catalyst, but it sure enough sped chit up) for wiping them off planet Earth.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:33 am to prplhze2000
because they all got kilt
Posted on 1/2/15 at 9:54 am to kingbob
Great answer. Plus, until that year, all efforts to clear the Northern Plains had all but failed. For 10 years, the area North of the Platte River was dominated by the Sioux, Sans Arc and Hunkpapa tribes who were able to cooperate enough in a joined effort to force the Army to try and placate the tribes below the Platte River like the Cheyenne and Arapahoe. After they were finally subdued, there was but one region left to get under complete control . Custer was the famous soldier who was expected to subdue the efforts of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, He Dog, etc. Custer was a brash man who was a lightening rod of controversy within his own Army, in the political arena and in the publics eye. When he and his regiment went out in a massacre, it was a very big deal and the incident became a bigger story than it would have been had it been anyone else leading the expedition. You have to understand the place Custer held in our nations psyche to understand how the outcome of that massacre resonated through history.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 10:54 am to boom roasted
had read that after he split up his force, the part he led was right at 200.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 10:57 am to prplhze2000
Dude was 36 when he died. I'm 35.
He looks like he's 56.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:08 am to Fun Bunch
He was a general at age 23 and probably did more by the age of 30 than half the population in la. does in a lifetime.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:09 am to prplhze2000
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He was a general at age 23 and probably did more by the age of 30 than half the population in la. does in a lifetime.
He went north of US 190?
Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:35 am to Fun Bunch
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Dude was 36 when he died. I'm 35.
He looks like he's 56.
Four years of long, hard combat will do that to a person.
Plenty of guys in infantry units who are in their mid-30's who look fifteen or twenty years older than they are.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:37 am to prplhze2000
I agree it's not even close to being the largest massacre perpetrated by the Indians
Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:41 am to Fun Bunch
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Dude was 36 when he died. I'm 35.
He looks like he's 56.
He was also one of the great attention whores of history. I think it plays the biggest part in answer to the question asked by the OT.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:45 am to prplhze2000
Visited the site years ago, it's a must see for a history buff. When you see the hill where the soldiers fell it makes you realize how much of a massacre it really was. They have markers where individual soldiers fell
Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:59 am to RogerTheShrubber
I too have visited the site and its awesome. Custer was very arrogant and had dreams of being in the history books for greatness. Unfortunately, he made a very bad decision.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 5:26 pm to prplhze2000
Just bumped to recommend a few books to anyone interested in studying Custer.
A Terrible Glory-James Donovan
Last Stand-Nathaniel Philbrick
Crazy a Horse and Custer-Stephen Ambrose
A Terrible Glory-James Donovan
Last Stand-Nathaniel Philbrick
Crazy a Horse and Custer-Stephen Ambrose
Posted on 1/2/15 at 5:33 pm to prplhze2000
The last time the Redskins won a Super Bowl.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 5:49 pm to TigerTreyjpg
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Ironic, isn't it, that the Injun's greatest victory was ultimately the catalyst (maybe not THE catalyst, but it sure enough sped chit up) for wiping them off planet Earth.
Uhm... wut?
Posted on 1/2/15 at 5:50 pm to kingbob
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because it was a rare victory for the Native American tribes
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