Custer's Last Stand: The Brutal Truth of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Custer's Last Stand: The Brutal Truth of the Battle of the Little Bighorn


The American West in the late 19th century was a crucible of ambition, conflict, and broken promises. Manifest Destiny pushed settlers westward, leading to an inevitable and tragic clash with the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho nations who had lived on the land for millennia.

This video explores the dramatic events of the Great Sioux War that led to one of the most infamous defeats in U.S. military history: Custer's Last Stand.

Driven by the discovery of gold in the Black Hills—a direct violation of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty—the U.S. government launched a campaign to force Native tribes onto reservations. This policy was met with fierce and unified resistance.

We delve into the powerful alliance forged under the spiritual guidance of Sitting Bull and the military leadership of the legendary Crazy Horse. Their gathering along the Little Bighorn River represented one of the largest concentrations of Native American warriors ever assembled on the plains, a force united and determined to protect their way of life.

Opposing them was Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Cavalry. Custer, a flamboyant and ambitious Civil War hero, sought glory and dramatically underestimated the size, skill, and resolve of the Native forces. His fateful decision to divide his command into three battalions against a vastly superior force would become a textbook example of military arrogance and a catastrophic miscalculation.

This video breaks down the tactics, the key figures, and the brutal, chaotic reality of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. We explore:
The strategic genius of Crazy Horse and the spiritual vision of Sitting Bull.
Custer's controversial career and the decisions that led to his last stand.
What really happened on Last Stand Hill? We examine the final moments of Custer and his five companies.
The aftermath of the battle and its profound impact on the Native American struggle and westward expansion.

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