Why did the battle of the little big horn happened?
the battle of big horn begun due to the cinstant ancient feud
between the two households
The battle of little big horn happened because the Government
was trying to strip the Native American lands away from them and
move them to a reservation, so they had a proclaimation that stated
by Jan . 1876 (I believe). ALL native Americans must report to the
Indian agency or be considered hostiles. Gen. Custer led an
expedition to Black Hills in 1874 and found gold there , so
naturally the white people wanted it .
Also the Indians didn't read newspapers back then so they didnt
know of the proclaimation . Gen. Custer Under Gen. Terrys command
as well as Gen. Gibbons, and Gen . Crook would combine forces from
three directions to capture the Native Americans in one place. The
U.S. Army started from three different Forts, and on June 26th they
were to meet at the Little Big Horn valley in Montana. Ge. Crokk
was beaten back by Crazy horse's band and retreated but due to
miscomunications , no one knew of Crooks defeat. Custer advanced
faster than the rest and it was his plan to attack on the 26th ,
but some Natives found his force on the 25th and he decided to
attack as word would make the encampment flee. so he decided to
divide or try to contain the Natives with his small force, and was
wiped out. The other troops that were to help him in this
engagement were to arrive a full two days late. So That is why the
battle of the little big horn took place. Native Americans have
lived on this soil at lot longer than us whites or europeans have,
and although we made promises and treaties most of them were never
honored, or were honored until they found something the land held
that could make people rich. Its a sad portion of our history,
one will still havent resolved correctly ! And I speak as
someone who is related to Gen. Custer.