little big horn river
Little Big Horn River.
little big horn river
The Custer Battlefield National Monument was dedicated to a comander by the name of Custer. The actual battle was called the battle of Little Bighorn due to it's being on the side of the Little Bighorn river.
Near the Little Bighorn River in what is now part of the Crow Reservation in southeastern Montana. Custer, more accurately a Lieutenant Colonel at the time, was killed along with more than 250 of his men, including those at Custer's Last Stand.
On Sunday June 25 1876, On at or near Little Big Horn river, General Custer and 265 members of his Regiment were killed in battle against hostile Indian tribes.
The battle you are asking about is the Little Big Horn. The battle of Little Big Horn is named after the river located in the area and is now located in South Dakota. It is a national park that you can visit.
Because it occurred near the Little Bighorn River. It's also known as Custer's Last Stand.
Little Bighorn National Monument is on the site of the Battle, and is near Crow Agency, Montana. It is a National Park and Historic Site
"Greasy Grass" is the Lakota name for the "Battle of Little Bighorn", where the Sioux defeated the 7th Cavalry on June 25 and June 26, 1876. The battle took place near the Little Bighorn River in eastern Montana Territory, and is famous for "Custer's Last Stand", where commander George Armstrong Custer died, along with many of his men.
The highest ranking officer at the Little Big Horn was Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, who died at the battle. He had been brevetted to brigadier general during the Civil War, but returned to his regular rank of captain after the war. He was gradually promoted, and lieutenant colonel when he died.
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand and, by the Lakota Sioux, as The Battle of The Greasy Grass, took place on June 25th, 1876 on a bend of the Little Bighorn River in what is now Big Horn County in southeastern Montana.