Deaths at Little Bighorn included 268 men of the US 7th Cavalry Regiment including it's Commander, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, and the complete annihilation of the battalion sized force directly under his command that day, and anywhere between 36 and 300 Lakota and Northern Cheyenne warriors.
Some reports also disclose an unknown number of women and children killed by Major Reno's initial volleys into the camp. Reno himself, a Survivor of the action, acknowledges this but was unable to give a realistic estimate of deaths.
Lt Col G A Custer and the 7th Regiment US Cavalry
Lt. Col. George Custer.
The Battle of Little Big Horn
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The significance of the Battle of Little Big Horn was that it was the last major Native American victory due to the government stepping up military action.
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at the battle of the little big horn
He and his troops were all killed.
Horses were killed
That would have to be Little Big Horn battle back in June 1876, resulting in 220 U.S. soldiers being killed.
It was the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Lt. Col. George Custer.
The Battle of Little Big Horn
The Battle of Little Big Horn
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There were tow who were killed : Mitch Bouyer: scout/interpreter (killed) and Isaiah Dorman: interpreter (killed) .
Mitch Bouyer or Boyer
Battle of Little Big Horn, where he was killed. He was also a Civil War general and fought in several cavalry battles.