The Fatal Mistake at Little Bighorn

Driven by intense personal ambition and a severe underestimation of his opposition, Lieutenant Colonel George Custer marched his 7th Cavalry detachment directly into the Little Bighorn valley without waiting for his primary reinforcement columns. He completely miscalculated the size of the combined Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho encampment waiting along the river. Within a matter of hours, his entire immediate command was completely overwhelmed and wiped out in one of the most stunning tactical defeats in the history of the American West. #americanhistory #wildwest #militaryhistory #battlefield #shorts