Battle Of Little Bighorn Research Paper

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Do you know what happen at the Battle of Little Bighorn? The Battle of Little Bighorn, also known as Custer’s Last Stand, took place on June 25, 1876 in Montana to settle the dispute over the Black Hills and drive the Indians back to their reservations. Under the command of Sitting Bull the Indian armies decided to wage war against the white people for refusing to stay out of their land in the Black Hills. To drive the Indians back into their reservations the U.S. army split into three columns to attack the Indians. A great factor to consider in the battle is the weapons used by both sides and not bringing certain weapons to the battle.
Several events led to the Battle of Little Bighorn. The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 created a reservation for the Indians giving them exclusive rights to the Black Hills, “the reservation included present day South Dakota, eastern Wyoming, as well as lands in Nebraska,” (“blackhillsvisitor.com”). The Northern Pacific Railroad route west of the Dakota Territory brought tension in 1872. A General Philip H. Sheridan “in command of the Army’s Department of the Missouri,” (“blackhillsvisitor.com”), in order to cease conflict established a fort near the Black Hills. He sent Lt. Colonel George A. Custer on an expedition to do reconnaissance on the Black Hills, a direct violation of the 1868 treaty. “Custer’s report of a gold discovery in the summer of 1874” (“blackhillsvisitor.com”), brought many gold seekers to illegally settle in the Black Hills. The U.S. Government not willing to remove the settlers and not being able to purchase the territory from the Indians, to keep the gold for themselves, alongside with the Indian raids on settlements led to the government ordering the return of the Indians back ...

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...bows and arrows. A big factor that was played in this battle was “Custer refused an offer of three Gatling guns prior to his movement” (“littlebighorn.info”). The outcome of the battle probably would have been different if he had taken the Gatling guns. Although they were capable of about 150 rounds per minute he chose not take them due to the fact that they lacked maneuverability.
The Battle of Little Bighorn, also known as Custer’s Last Stand, took place in Montana on June 25, 1876 to settle the dispute over the Black Hills and drive the Indians back to their reservations. The Indians fed up with the white people trespassing on their tribal land went to battle them. They had a treaty but the government went back on their word once they found gold in the Black Hills. Sitting Bull defeated Custer and his men were killed in the worst American military disaster ever.

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