This Day in History: <br />Battle of Little Bighorn June 25, 1876 The battle was between <br />the Sioux and Cheyenne <br />tribes of the Great Plains, <br />and the U.S. Army. It is also known as <br />Custer's Last Stand, <br />after Lieutenant Colonel <br />George Armstrong Custer. Led by Chief Crazy Horse, <br />the Native American forces <br />defeated Custer's 7th Cavalry near the<br />Little Bighorn River in southern Montana. The members of the <br />Great Plains tribes had <br />gathered near the river in defiance <br />of a U.S. War Department order. Sent in to scout for <br />enemy troops, Custer <br />fatefully decided not to <br />wait for reinforcements. Custer and 200 of his <br />men were killed in the attack. <br />The Great Plains tribes would be confined <br />to reservations within five years.
