The Battle of Little Bighorn

Today marks the anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn.  The battle was the most famous event Great Sioux War of 1876.   In it, Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho warriors led by Crazy Horse and Chief Gall annihilated the U.S. Seventh Calvary under the command of George Armstrong Custer.  

To learn more about the Battle of Little Bighorn, try the following resources:

• Battle of Little Bighorn (Stanford History Education Group)
• How the Battle of Little Bighorn Was Won (Smithsonian Magazine)
• Little Bighorn, A Place of Reflection (National Park Service)
• Little Bighorn Battle Reenactment (C-SPAN)
• The Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876 (Eyewitness to History)

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