Little-known facts: The dead soldiers were not buried until nearly a year later, their bodies suffering the predation of birds, wolves, and mice until they were mostly unidentifiable. Custer was buried but excavations in the late 1980's and scientific testing identified parts of three people in his grave; one might have been his brother Thomas, who had earned 2 Medals of Honor. The Army had not been able to organize a burial brigade for that long.
@@dew02300 You're right. I understand we committed genocide on the Indians. Columbus thought he landed in India so he call them Indians. Absolutely ridiculous that PC can mess up a wet dream.
Thank you very much for posting this and your other videos. Though having a life long interest in Custer's Last Stand, I hadnt heard a lot of what you've presented. Also, I only found out last year that I had a distant relative die at the battle. Thank you again.
@@tombodensick4437 Yep. He was weakened by the dance he did a day or two before battle where he saw "soldiers falling from the sky in his vision.Interestingly, Sitting Bull was a big time warrior in his earlier days.
I saw a short video like this about Custer at the Little Big Horn, it was by one of the Indian fighters who said that when they came in to attack the American troopers that the Troopers rifles had near all jamed so the indians attacked using arrows, lances, knives and clubs, the Indians only lost 31 or 32 warriors, whereas Custer lost all 268 troopers, scouts and officers, Captain Reno lost 40 of his 400 men who defended themselves on a hiltop,
The jambs were mostly because they were using Civil War era cap-and-ball rifle rebuilt to become what were known as Trap-door Springfields from the conversion to use metallic cartridges. The tolerances were not finely honed, and often the cartridges swell upon firing and couldn't be readily extracted from the chamber to load another round, thus rendering the gun useless. The 1860 and 1873 Winchester lever-action rifles had been invented, but they were magazine rifles and Congress didn't want to buy them as it would encourage the soldiers to waste ammunition. The Army also had Gatling guns even in the Civil War (a form is still used on jet fighters today) but that would waste A LOT of ammunition. With the proper guns--and leadership--the massacre wouldn't have happened. The Army's tactics were to dismount from the horses (while one trooper would hold four or five) and fight on foot--it made for better shooting accuracy, but pulled one out of four troopers out of action, and left the others unable to move fast. It was NOT like you see in the movies!
@@JedTaubthe 1873 Springfield carbines used were NOT rebuilt Civil War weapons. They were designed and manufactured after the war. Also. The weapons were not what caused the jamming. The cartridges were brass with a copper rim, which would be ripped off by the carbines extractor if the weapon became overheated.. This left the body of the cartridge in the breech, which would have to be pried out with a knife.
@@l.robert2389 Thank you for the correction. I must have confused something I read, or used an unreliable source. I know that trapdoor Springfields were in use early on, and have seen some, and knew that ripping head off of cartridges was a big, big problem. I wonder why they used copper? It is consistent with a perpetual problem with military leaders who valued economy over lives, and failed to thoroughly test their proposed equipment. Why didn't the US Army switch to repeaters? It would encourage soldiers to waste ammunition! This is mostly--but not entirely--remedied today. I have read that the M16 was tested before adoption with a different barrel structure, but a cheaper solution was used in production. My law enforcement agency switched to a new stainless steel revolver that had the same specs as the previous blued revolver, without considering that stainless steel has a different coefficient of expansion when hot or that training ammo is much dirtier than issued ammo, and needs looser tolerance in some parts (cylinder, ejector, and forcing cone) and jammed relatively more easily. We had no ability to test them for ourselves, but the company recalled all of ours and reissued with better engineered guns.
And you know boys couldn't shoot with a damn back then anyway at least not the Army boys they didn't have the M16 that I had when I served which is a very accurate rifle Plus today's Army has an advantage because they do actually trained soldiers to shoot correctly and the weapons today are super special but you know there were Marksman in the Civil War and also Marksman in the Revolutionary War with far less Superior weapons shooting 58 caliber ball type ammunition that would carry up to 1500 yd
@@JedTaub The M16 issues were related to ammunition as well....ball powder for the tests which was wonderful and extruded powder in the service ammo which was not as clean burning
Custer’s plan was to have Reno move towards the first part of the Village. This would start all the women and children running towards the other side of the village. Custer rode along the ridge watching the women and children running through the village. Custer was hoping to capture the women and children, that were fleeing. If he was able to capture the women and children, the rest of the Indians would not attack. The Indians knew, that Custer would try to cross the river at a ford in the middle of their encampment. The Indians were waiting at the ford. The Indians were able to repel Custer’s Attack. Custer’s troops retreated, and fanned out in a defensive fashion. The tall grass allowed Indians to crawl close to the dismounted soldiers. Reno, and Benteen heard the firing coming from where Custer was, and they realized, that Custer’s men didn’t have the weapons to create such a volume and rate of fire. Captain Weir rode with his men towards where Custer and his men were located, and they retreated upon observing a large force of Indians heading towards them. Custer was constantly thinking, that the Indians were trying to escape, and he left two artillery pieces and two Gatling guns at the fort, because the weapons would slow him down. Custer hoped for a quick victory, and to run for President or Vice President of the United States after the victory.
Excellent comment. He did the same at Washita, 1868 and probably saved his command by taking control of women and children. Custer left the battlefield abandoning around 10 soldiers who chased the Indians about a mile away who were all mutilated/killed. Some of the 7th disliked Custer in part because of not trying to find these men.
I'm 76 years old and, for the first 65 years or so, I was taught (and believed) there were no survivors among the soldiers at CLS. Now however, it seems like every month or so a new name/face pops up who survived and retells the story of the battle. Where'd all these guys come from?? I guess it's just another miracle of the internet...lol
Those storytellers are/were a bunch of wannabees to impress the other drunks at the bar and probably the ladies. One may have escaped down thru the gulch. Maybe the aliens came in and saved some of them ..there were somewhere between 1500-3000 warriors roaming around preventing individual soldiers from escaping.
Gustave Korn, Company C blacksmith, was a true survivor...his horse bolted under fire and carried him through the Indian village up to Reno Hill - why isn't more made of this remarkable escape?
@NattyBumppo48 . That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw the heading. "FFS ! not another "new" discovery of witness reports of what "really" happened at the LBH It's usually the same regurgitated story we've already heard a hundred times already.
Can you not go to a library or research old news papers? Yes, there are hundreds of these reports, only around 40% of the Seventh died that day. You’re old enough to have had a decent education. Come on.
What chilling details that have never been released? ABSOLUTELY NONE. Stop this clickbait bullshit already. You dont have anything to say that hasn't already been said.
Custer ignored the warnings of his scouts about a massive village which it would not be wise to attack . He had pushed his men and horses very hard and both were undoubtedly exhausted due to the forced march. Very poor leadership of the 7th Cavalry . I suspect Benteen decide to help Reno because he had seen the condition of Reno and his men , and figured out that Custer was in an even worse situation ! He decided to stay with Reno in a fixed defence position , rather than risk trying to get through Sioux lines to reach Custer . It was a very badly led attack by the 7th , although Benteen and Reno did finally put up a spirited defence - and survived .
Yes very good points, with respect, though somewhat simplified, its more complex and there is a lot of moving parts to consider but yes info very good.
Custer's horse's name was Vic, not Dandy. Commanche, the only soldier to survive the battle, was the horse belonging to Captain Miles W. Keough, who was killed in battle.
@@JulianaAdams-r3t but Dandy was there as well in the Reno-Benteen defense area where Burkmann was as told in the clip. Burkmann was talking about Dandy suffering from the lack of water during day two of the defense on Reno Hill.
Just subscribed. I listen to history tales in one earbud at work like some people listen to music which I to love music. Anyway I just wanted to say I enjoyed it and you do a very good job telling the story.
@@paulipock6981 yeah those cats that made it out they wasn't in the arena where Custer was located and if they would have been well it still would have not turned out for good for the Army
In war the victors write the history, this story enforces something I’ve long believed and that is a lot more Indians were killed than reported. I read an account from an indian who participated in the battle, he said they cut twigs to number the dead. The number was 480 …. That includes soldiers and Indians .
Um no, Cheyennes lost 6 and they were in the thickest part of the fight and maybe 800 total cheyenne were even there mostly women and children. Native numbers were exaggerated
Warriors only knew of the men from their particular band who were killed. The Indians operated under much looser structure than did the whites. No Indian, chief or leader, can tell another Indian what to do. Leaders are followed because of their bravery or actions. They suggest an action or just say "follow me". There are no orders or plans.
@@carlosdanger947 think about it back then it would have been a whole lot easier to not have reported something because of the masses you know I want to say they were about 6,000 and I'm not completely sure if I'm correct or even close but it was a lot of Indians versus the army guys so even if they lost 200 they had so many warriors that they were almost not even missed the ones that paid the ultimate price
For most of my life I always despised Custer his Civil War heroics against a depleted Confederate army He was a glory addicted solider but still a solider who made rash decisions on the fly. I always considered him at fault at the Rosebud (Little Big Horn) but going there I changed my opinion right or wrong as it maybe but I left there thinking Custer was a hero yes a hero. I think he saw the only way to help his embattled command was to attack immediately sacrificing himself to save the majority of his command. I give him the benefit of doubt.
It's funny when people FIRST encounter historical facts that are quite well known, they seem to think, "no one has ever seen this before" and that's the problem with this video. Well known facts dressed up as "facts never heard before!" They've hidden it from you!
The indians were not aware that the soldiers were there. The indians that discovered the lost packs were leaving the area and never reported the information to the village.
Reno didn't have a "tent" or a "keg" of whiskey to drink from as they dug in at the battle. His position was desperately formed after an unorganized retreat across the river. Such a narrative is unrealistic.
Brother, you keep copying Root History channel back to back. It’s wrong dude, get busy by doing research and stop copying and pasting peoples hard work.
Custer held the rank of Major General of U.S. Volunteers during the Civil War. Reno held the rank of Brevet Colonel. It was customary to refer to an officer by the highest rank they ever held.
The fact that Custer was a Lt. Colonel not a General when met his demise at Little Big Horn, somehow they always get the fact he was not a General incorrect. 😮😮😮
@@johnk3119 okay. We need to put this lack of understanding to rest. Custer was a major general of VOLUNTERRS during the Civil War. After the war ended, he reverted back to his REGULAR rank of captain. When the 7th Cavalry was formed, we was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, which he held at Little Bighorn. However, military protocol dictates that an officer is entitled to be addressed by the highest tank they achieved as an honorary. The same goes for Reno, Benteen, and Keogh, all of whom achieved the rank of colonel during the Civil War
@@michaelzann6485 but he had many signs along his March to tell him that this was erroneous, as well as all his scouts telling him that this was so. He just chose to disregard or ignore these warnings and charge in blindly without proper reconnaissance.
I don't necessarily like Custer, but he was a Civil War hero at Gettysburg and elsewhere. HE LED HIS MEN INTO BATTLE FROM THE FRONT. Geez-The man had several horses shot beneath him. But you're correct in that Custer slaughtered entire villages, most famously on the Washita.
Major Reno held the brevet rank of Colonel during the Civil War. It was customary to refer to an officer by the highest rank he had ever held. This is why Custer is referred to as General.
Reno and Benteen have been demonized because they survived. Lousy tactics and ignoring their scouts coupled with Custer’s ambition/underestimating of the Sioux, Cheyenne forces was a recipe for disaster.
I wonder what General Terry thought when he reached the battlefield and saw how troops were outgunned by attackers with repeating rifles. After all, it was General Terry himself who headed up the military ordnance board that chose the Springfield single shot rifle as the standard issue for US troops.
@@nuancolar7304 This outgunning was not known until the 1980's after the battlefield archeological evidence was found and evaluated by DR'S. Scott and Fox.
Well it would not have made a difference no matter what the army use this weapons the Native American warrior was more skilled and more cunning and also more radical they were the Ultimate Warrior back then they had no fear
And he by the headed up the board but like you said it was a board so there was a bunch of Knucklehead officers not using their heads an ironically there were a lot of white civilians that were selling rifles the repeaters to the Indians for profit so the white man really was not at an advantage like he thought he was only after Geronimo is when the Native Americans were finally turned into slaves
The Indians outnumbered Custers troop 5-1. Not all of Custers column were deployed. Why are we always willing to disparage our fellow soldiers? It doesn’t matter in the long haul. Only one of Indian victories against regular cavalry. I think that the Indian tribes were savage and brutal, they tortured and mutilated their victims before slowly killing them. Indians would force defeated enemies to act as slaves, until no longer necessary. Indians fouled the land where they camped and moved on when it became unlivable. They would hunt an area bare and then move on to another area. Indians are romanticized by liberals who believe that they were mistreated or land was seized from them. What happened is the Indians made the same mistake that many of us tend to do, and that is to trust our politicians. All the massacre did was bring down the thunder from the sky. The beginning of the end for the Indian. 🇺🇸🦅⚔️
You know what they did underestimate their enemy they didn't have a chance he led his man into a bloodbath the nation's came together and let's just say that's the end of that and I absolutely love the fact that the Native Americans won❤
Land has ALWAYS belonged to those strong enough to take it and strong enough to hold it. That is the History of EVERY NATION ON EARTH. Native tribes SLAUGHTERED one another as well. The "Brave" Sioux attacked a Pawnee village while the men were out hunting. The "Brave Sioux Murdered over 700 Pawnee women, children and elderly. Are you glad they won that "BATTLE"?
I am a historian. You ruin your whole video by using images that have absolutely nothing to do with the actual uniforms, weapons, or headgear Custer’s troops used. I am guessing AI, and not very good AI at that. Look for correct, historical images and cite them in your description or in captions.
Custer was a arrogant ass, he made so many bad military decisions it wasn't funny, the first was deciding to disobey General Miles orders, he was only supposed to scout and wait for the main force to arrive
General Miles' orders? Nelson Miles was not on the campaign. If you are referring to General Alfred Terry you would be more correct. However, General Terry's orders or instructions gave Custer a lot of discretion. And, speaking of General Miles, he agreed with Custer's actions at Little Bighorn.
You need to read the actual order. And, it was from General Alfred Terry and not Nelson Miles. Miles actually agreed with Custer's actions at Little Bighorn.
Read the book "INDIAN VIEWS OF THE CUSTER FIGHT" by Richard G. Hardorff. It tells the reason for the fight and that MANY SOLDIERS were drunk. It is interviews of indians that fought and WHY they fought.
You need to study a little more. Sheridan and Sherman didn't set him up. And glory seeking had nothing to do with the loss. That makes for great fantasy stories but little fact.
You are correct, sir.They set Custer up to fail. Custer was neither a villain or a hero, somewhere in between. But ya gotta love his flamboyance. He wanted to run for President. ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS WAIT 24-48 hrs till Terry arrived and with 1200 or so additional soldiers they would have probably taken the day ..but hindsight is easy.
There is no evidence that Custer wanted to run for President. That is a myth that was started in the 1950s by author Marie Sandoz - with no backing citation. As for waiting 24-48 hours for Terry, that wasn't an option. The entire campaign was based, rightly or wrongly, on the idea of not letting the Indians escape. And, had he waited, it's likely they would have done just that. With the large horse herd the grass in the area played out quickly. And, the village could simply not stay together in one area for a long period of time due to sanitation reasons. Just as it did after the battle, the village would have broken up and scattered in different directions.
False. Custer was not "ordered" to take the Gatling guns, although they were offered his use. The Gatling guns in question had been assigned & belonged to the Infantry regiment. Custer wanted to travel as fast as the Cavalry could (or was possible), with only Capt. Benteen's supporting pack-train trailing the rear. Even the Cavalry Sabers ("long knives"), were left behind @ Ft. Lincoln to save weight on the troopers & horses.
Custer was the first man to wear an Arrow Shirt. Seriously though, Custer had it coming. He was a monster and didn't suffer enough for all the atrocities committed by him and his men.
What atrocities did Custer or his men commit. More bullshit. I guess you can say the Indians had it coming at the Washita and Wounded Knee. You aren’t very bright and can tell you get your history knowledge from watching bullshit tv shows
Where do you get your info, comic books. Such a cliche-"he had it coming" but you're correct Custer did things, atrocities, such as on the Washita. "Arrow shirt"-good one. Had to think a minute to get it.
@@MrReymoclif714 Actually, these 2 weapons were quite comparable in several categories. The Springfield 1873 Carbine fired a .45 cal 400-410 grain bullet at 1350 ft per second out to a range of 500-600 yards max and 200-300 effectively. The Winchester 1873 fired a .44-40 180 grain bullet at 1200 ft per second out to a range of 300 yards max and 100-150 effectively. Thus, the Springfield could outrange the Winchester with a heavier bullet. The Springfield was single shot. But could 5 to 10 aimed shots a minute. The Winchester had a 12 round magazine and could be fired as fast as you could operate the lever action and pull the trigger. However, then you had to laboriously reload 12 rounds into the weapon one bullet at a time. Thus, sustained rate of fire was quite similar. The deciding factor was the limited amount of ammunition carried by the cavalry and the overwhelming numbers of Indian warriors attacking, something approaching 8-10 to 1 odds depending on whose
Numbers of Indian warriors you believe. The terrain also affected the action, as the warriors used this to shorten the range to make their weapons more effective.
Also what was crazy is his pride George Armstrong Custer his pride his head was so swollen it was bigger than LeBron James he had the Donald Trump ego that's what got his butt killed the way he got killed the Bible says pride comes before a fall😂
You need to work on that AI a bit, you've got horses with 5 or 6 legs, plus you've got Indians using saddles with stirrups, which they never used. The feathers are way too big & you've got more Indians wearing hats, which seldom happened. Plus in some of the pictures the tipis are huge & far out of proportion to the figures of people & their horses. Tipis are meant for just one family to use, not dozens. It would have been impossible for them to haul all of the materials for tipis as big as you've made them
@@31terikennedy My facts are fine. You have a very distorted opinion on what the real history of the U.S. Army in the old American West was like. Here is a reference from the National Park Service that provides dozens of citations about the military warfare against the First Nations. www.nps.gov/parkhistory/resedu/military_indian.pdf The official policy of the U.S. Government was the extermination (both culturally and physically) of the original inhabitants of North America since at least Thomas Jefferson’s presidency.
@@maxrobespierre9176 Indian society was based on the warrior cult which thrives on conflict. Some tribes got along and some didn't. Custer was at the LBH at the request of the Crow to drive the invading Sioux from Crow land. You have no facts.
@@31terikennedy You have not provided any facts. Assertions do not make facts. I find it funny when chatting with a bot as to how little effort it will put into a discussion. As far as intertribal war, I think you should find it no different from what was happening between the countries of the various European invaders. Damn! If only the Indians had stricter immigration laws. 🤣
It was a good re-telling but it missed why it happened. The battle happen as Custer was one of three Armies that were to attack the enemy. Custer was lucky enough to find the enemy first and he wanted the fame of destroying them. En-route the machine guns were to heavy and he decided to not bring them. He used the same battle planes as the three armies but divided his army by thirded to make the attack. The guns the soldiers were using had dissimilar metals and when fired repetitively would heat up and cause the gun to not fire. The soldiers would drop the rifles and the Indians looked at this as coward's and that's why they were scalped.
@@michealhand1001 you know the sad thing is not only did the white man take what he wanted back then but also the sad thing is the moral truth is they had no respect for another human being of another Creed, color, and or Nation and then had the nerve to think that the white man's way of life was the only way of life
You know the sad thing is about these top type of stories online that we were watching right now or listening to whatever is that it's bad enough these cats died in combat but you need to honor them in a way to wear at least nobody needs to know they were a cowards the ones that freaked out
Custer was set up by Sheridan and Sherman who did not inform him of the force he faced. But Custer’s own glory seeking insanity killed him and his troops.
Dark and tragic through the eyes of the Oppressor! I have visited the site a few times, I don’t see the tragedy but what the collective will accomplish when they’ve had enough.
Indians also oppressed each other , why do you think that crow Indians scouted for the U.S army? A big reason was the atrocities their people experienced from the Cheyanne and Sioux .
It happens a lot. The Sioux, for example, were not indigenous to Montana. The Crow tribe requested help from the US Government because of other tribal abuses against them & thus a reason several became employed US Scouts.
Never, ever, underestimate your enemy!
Absolutely .. been the fall of many.
Little-known facts: The dead soldiers were not buried until nearly a year later, their bodies suffering the predation of birds, wolves, and mice until they were mostly unidentifiable. Custer was buried but excavations in the late 1980's and scientific testing identified parts of three people in his grave; one might have been his brother Thomas, who had earned 2 Medals of Honor. The Army had not been able to organize a burial brigade for that long.
Custer would of won if those 3 National Guardsmen were in their Twilight Zone tank.
I love it man. Great comment.. I'm 71 and actually remember that episode.
Would _have_ won. What does 'would of won' mean?
@wacobob56dad.
Or if he had Elon's new 4000 mile an hour spaceship.
The Native Americans were better armed, better led and better motivated.
How did that work out in the end?
There are no excuses in war, you prepare or you lose, but experience, tactics, discipline the weather can all have an affect
And better in Numbers used to the terrain used to the heat mostly more in numbers
@@dew02300 You're right. I understand we committed genocide on the Indians. Columbus thought he landed in India so he call them Indians. Absolutely ridiculous that PC can mess up a wet dream.
Custer's men and horses were exhausted by having done a night march the evening before.
Thank you very much for posting this and your other videos. Though having a life long interest in Custer's Last Stand, I hadnt heard a lot of what you've presented. Also, I only found out last year that I had a distant relative die at the battle. Thank you again.
Sitting Bull wasn't there. He stayed back in the camp.
What was his name? About +/- 260 of the 7th Calvary perished. Is he buried there? Have u had time to go to battlefield memorials, etc.
@@tombodensick4437 Yep. He was weakened by the dance he did a day or two before battle where he saw "soldiers falling from the sky in his vision.Interestingly, Sitting Bull was a big time warrior in his earlier days.
Have you read the book, “Keep (Save?) the Last Bullet for Yourself”? You should. It will tell the story of the Indian participants in the battle.
I saw a short video like this about Custer at the Little Big Horn, it was by one of the Indian fighters who said that when they came in to attack the American troopers that the Troopers rifles had near all jamed so the indians attacked using arrows, lances, knives and clubs, the Indians only lost 31 or 32 warriors, whereas Custer lost all 268 troopers, scouts and officers, Captain Reno lost 40 of his 400 men who defended themselves on a hiltop,
The jambs were mostly because they were using Civil War era cap-and-ball rifle rebuilt to become what were known as Trap-door Springfields from the conversion to use metallic cartridges. The tolerances were not finely honed, and often the cartridges swell upon firing and couldn't be readily extracted from the chamber to load another round, thus rendering the gun useless. The 1860 and 1873 Winchester lever-action rifles had been invented, but they were magazine rifles and Congress didn't want to buy them as it would encourage the soldiers to waste ammunition. The Army also had Gatling guns even in the Civil War (a form is still used on jet fighters today) but that would waste A LOT of ammunition. With the proper guns--and leadership--the massacre wouldn't have happened. The Army's tactics were to dismount from the horses (while one trooper would hold four or five) and fight on foot--it made for better shooting accuracy, but pulled one out of four troopers out of action, and left the others unable to move fast. It was NOT like you see in the movies!
@@JedTaubthe 1873 Springfield carbines used were NOT rebuilt Civil War weapons. They were designed and manufactured after the war. Also. The weapons were not what caused the jamming. The cartridges were brass with a copper rim, which would be ripped off by the carbines extractor if the weapon became overheated.. This left the body of the cartridge in the breech, which would have to be pried out with a knife.
@@l.robert2389 Thank you for the correction. I must have confused something I read, or used an unreliable source. I know that trapdoor Springfields were in use early on, and have seen some, and knew that ripping head off of cartridges was a big, big problem. I wonder why they used copper? It is consistent with a perpetual problem with military leaders who valued economy over lives, and failed to thoroughly test their proposed equipment. Why didn't the US Army switch to repeaters? It would encourage soldiers to waste ammunition! This is mostly--but not entirely--remedied today. I have read that the M16 was tested before adoption with a different barrel structure, but a cheaper solution was used in production. My law enforcement agency switched to a new stainless steel revolver that had the same specs as the previous blued revolver, without considering that stainless steel has a different coefficient of expansion when hot or that training ammo is much dirtier than issued ammo, and needs looser tolerance in some parts (cylinder, ejector, and forcing cone) and jammed relatively more easily. We had no ability to test them for ourselves, but the company recalled all of ours and reissued with better engineered guns.
And you know boys couldn't shoot with a damn back then anyway at least not the Army boys they didn't have the M16 that I had when I served which is a very accurate rifle Plus today's Army has an advantage because they do actually trained soldiers to shoot correctly and the weapons today are super special but you know there were Marksman in the Civil War and also Marksman in the Revolutionary War with far less Superior weapons shooting 58 caliber ball type ammunition that would carry up to 1500 yd
@@JedTaub The M16 issues were related to ammunition as well....ball powder for the tests which was wonderful and extruded powder in the service ammo which was not as clean burning
Custer’s plan was to have Reno move towards the first part of the Village. This would start all the women and children running towards the other side of the village. Custer rode along the ridge watching the women and children running through the village. Custer was hoping to capture the women and children, that were fleeing. If he was able to capture the women and children, the rest of the Indians would not attack. The Indians knew, that Custer would try to cross the river at a ford in the middle of their encampment. The Indians were waiting at the ford. The Indians were able to repel Custer’s Attack. Custer’s troops retreated, and fanned out in a defensive fashion. The tall grass allowed Indians to crawl close to the dismounted soldiers. Reno, and Benteen heard the firing coming from where Custer was, and they realized, that Custer’s men didn’t have the weapons to create such a volume and rate of fire. Captain Weir rode with his men towards where Custer and his men were located, and they retreated upon observing a large force of Indians heading towards them. Custer was constantly thinking, that the Indians were trying to escape, and he left two artillery pieces and two Gatling guns at the fort, because the weapons would slow him down. Custer hoped for a quick victory, and to run for President or Vice President of the United States after the victory.
Excellent comment. He did the same at Washita, 1868 and probably saved his command by taking control of women and children. Custer left the battlefield abandoning around 10 soldiers who chased the Indians about a mile away who were all mutilated/killed. Some of the 7th disliked Custer in part because of not trying to find these men.
Custer knew how big the village was but thought "We caught th.napping!". Guess Gall woke up😅😅😅
I'm 76 years old and, for the first 65 years or so, I was taught (and believed) there were no survivors among the soldiers at CLS. Now however, it seems like every month or so a new name/face pops up who survived and retells the story of the battle. Where'd all these guys come from?? I guess it's just another miracle of the internet...lol
Those storytellers are/were a bunch of wannabees to impress the other drunks at the bar and probably the ladies. One may have escaped down thru the gulch. Maybe the aliens came in and saved some of them ..there were somewhere between 1500-3000 warriors roaming around preventing individual soldiers from escaping.
Yep.. great and true comments.
Gustave Korn, Company C blacksmith, was a true survivor...his horse bolted under fire and carried him through the Indian village up to Reno Hill - why isn't more made of this remarkable escape?
@NattyBumppo48 .
That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw the heading. "FFS ! not another "new" discovery of witness reports of what "really" happened at the LBH
It's usually the same regurgitated story we've already heard a hundred times already.
Can you not go to a library or research old news papers? Yes, there are hundreds of these reports, only around 40% of the Seventh died that day. You’re old enough to have had a decent education. Come on.
What chilling details that have never been released? ABSOLUTELY NONE. Stop this clickbait bullshit already. You dont have anything to say that hasn't already been said.
You are.needing more morbidity? I enjoyed the video
all it seems to describe is the Reno/Between position on the hill
Sad everybody lies like the OH GREAT ORANGE MAN.
@paulraulin-c7j
The Orange man and the Deplorables beat your a** and that isn't FAKE News!!
Custer ignored the warnings of his scouts about a massive village which it would not be wise to attack . He had pushed his men and horses very hard and both were undoubtedly exhausted due to the forced march. Very poor leadership of the 7th Cavalry . I suspect Benteen decide to help Reno because he had seen the condition of Reno and his men , and figured out that Custer was in an even worse situation ! He decided to stay with Reno in a fixed defence position , rather than risk trying to get through Sioux lines to reach Custer . It was a very badly led attack by the 7th , although Benteen and Reno did finally put up a spirited defence - and survived .
Yes very good points, with respect, though somewhat simplified, its more complex and there is a lot of moving parts to consider but yes info very good.
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Good movie I liked the tub scene
Custer's horse's name was Vic, not Dandy. Commanche, the only soldier to survive the battle, was the horse belonging to Captain Miles W. Keough, who was killed in battle.
Custer had several horses. Vic and Dandy were just two of them.
@@l.robert2389 but Vic was the one that was killed at LBH.
@@JulianaAdams-r3t but Dandy was there as well in the Reno-Benteen defense area where Burkmann was as told in the clip. Burkmann was talking about Dandy suffering from the lack of water during day two of the defense on Reno Hill.
thanks for the insights . cool presentation, podcasty
This dialogue is painful to listen to I gave up long before the end
Just subscribed. I listen to history tales in one earbud at work like some people listen to music which I to love music. Anyway I just wanted to say I enjoyed it and you do a very good job telling the story.
This is a duplicate of the root history channel.
The Last Stand Myth came straight from the Indians since no soldiers survived.
There were American survivors, a couple hundred of them. Major Reno's and Captain Benteen's units made it out.
@@paulipock6981 Actually over 400 and they sat by and did nothing.
@@31terikennedy so what
@@paulipock6981 yeah those cats that made it out they wasn't in the arena where Custer was located and if they would have been well it still would have not turned out for good for the Army
@@gerald-hl7kt Very important to get it right.
Maybe an essay from the “Indians” might give the real battle story.
In war the victors write the history, this story enforces something I’ve long believed and that is a lot more Indians were killed than reported. I read an account from an indian who participated in the battle, he said they cut twigs to number the dead. The number was 480 …. That includes soldiers and Indians .
Um no, Cheyennes lost 6 and they were in the thickest part of the fight and maybe 800 total cheyenne were even there mostly women and children. Native numbers were exaggerated
Warriors only knew of the men from their particular band who were killed. The Indians operated under much looser structure than did the whites. No Indian, chief or leader, can tell another Indian what to do. Leaders are followed because of their bravery or actions. They suggest an action or just say "follow me". There are no orders or plans.
Wrong 35 natives were killed
@@carlosdanger947 think about it back then it would have been a whole lot easier to not have reported something because of the masses you know I want to say they were about 6,000 and I'm not completely sure if I'm correct or even close but it was a lot of Indians versus the army guys so even if they lost 200 they had so many warriors that they were almost not even missed the ones that paid the ultimate price
Interesting numbers. Soldiers around 268 killed leaving about 210 Indians killed which is feasible but I think not that many Indians, but who knows.
Bottom line...CUSTER GOT HIS ASS KICKED!
@@tombodensick4437 And how did that work out for the Indians?
@@dew02300 Exactly
@tombodensick4437- He still has more courage, than all of your generations combined
For most of my life I always despised Custer his Civil War heroics against a depleted Confederate army He was a glory addicted solider but still a solider who made rash decisions on the fly. I always considered him at fault at the Rosebud (Little Big Horn) but going there I changed my opinion right or wrong as it maybe but I left there thinking Custer was a hero yes a hero. I think he saw the only way to help his embattled command was to attack immediately sacrificing himself to save the majority of his command. I give him the benefit of doubt.
An account of Reno taking joy in Custer’s possible death or encirclement dismisses any attempt to defend his actions at this battle.
Good point. Never really thought about that in that manner.
It's funny when people FIRST encounter historical facts that are quite well known, they seem to think, "no one has ever seen this before" and that's the problem with this video. Well known facts dressed up as "facts never heard before!" They've hidden it from you!
The indians were not aware that the soldiers were there. The indians that discovered the lost packs were leaving the area and never reported the information to the village.
Reno didn't have a "tent" or a "keg" of whiskey to drink from as they dug in at the battle.
His position was desperately formed after an unorganized retreat across the river.
Such a narrative is unrealistic.
If there is a hero. There has to be villain. Reno is the chosen villain at greasey grass.
Yes, agreed. He may not have had a keg of whiskey but I believe documented, he was drinking pretty good from a bottle.
I'm still waiting for the "chilling details that defy all logic".
Me too . . . more clickbait 😢
Me too. More crap.
Would this be the same content creator as War and Truth? Feels the same - great research! Well told.! Cheers
They had 2 gatling guns baCK AT THE FORT,... how ever Custer knew they were heavy and he wanted to move fast . may be he should have not hurried !!
Brother, you keep copying Root History channel back to back. It’s wrong dude, get busy by doing research and stop copying and pasting peoples hard work.
Is it not the same dude???? (Or dudette) I figured it had to be.
If it's not, that is complete trash.
BOOM DADDY!BINGO&EVEN Some Stupid Mainah can Smell this BS!Sorry.I'd Quit what Ya doing Son.
You Can't find Your Own&Steal Means NO DEAL!!
3 Uncles&Looking For Guidance Sir.Not Having Luck&what Tale's I Have Fit,but 2 DDay&1 on a Tincan in Pacific.Appreciate Anything Sir!
Thanks for the heads-up ..don't like when people do that.
@paulraulin-c7j Sorry,But Like Good Will Hunting."What?You Regurgitate an Obscure Book&Pass it as Your Own?Do You Have Any Thoughts of Your Own?".
Great video. Luvd it.
Well that was different. Custer was not a general, Reno was not a colonel. Not a lot of credible sources.
Custer held the rank of Major General of U.S. Volunteers during the Civil War. Reno held the rank of Brevet Colonel.
It was customary to refer to an officer by the highest rank they ever held.
@@lowellsmith1477 yes Joeshaster-Factually it was not unusual to refer to officers of their previous highest rank.
The fact that Custer was a Lt. Colonel not a General when met his demise at Little Big Horn, somehow they always get the fact he was not a General incorrect. 😮😮😮
He was at one time a major general... but lost his rank during a downsizing of the military. He was lt co the day he died.
@@johnk3119 okay. We need to put this lack of understanding to rest. Custer was a major general of VOLUNTERRS during the Civil War. After the war ended, he reverted back to his REGULAR rank of captain. When the 7th Cavalry was formed, we was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, which he held at Little Bighorn. However, military protocol dictates that an officer is entitled to be addressed by the highest tank they achieved as an honorary. The same goes for Reno, Benteen, and Keogh, all of whom achieved the rank of colonel during the Civil War
A "Bravette" at that.
@@l.robert2389 Thank-you for that massive clarification!
@@joed.twyman6355 Brevet.
Custer followed army protocol but because of bad intelligence there were more hostiles than the 900 he was led to believe.
@@michaelzann6485 but he had many signs along his March to tell him that this was erroneous, as well as all his scouts telling him that this was so. He just chose to disregard or ignore these warnings and charge in blindly without proper reconnaissance.
How can I like (and subscribe) before watching your video?
Alcohol abuse
Poor food
Dysentery
Poor education
Dehydration
Ignorance
You forgot to state the main reason for failure was being outnumbered 3 or 4 to one.
Seems as tho Custer was more adapt at slautering than actual fighting!
I don't necessarily like Custer, but he was a Civil War hero at Gettysburg and elsewhere. HE LED HIS MEN INTO BATTLE FROM THE FRONT. Geez-The man had several horses shot beneath him. But you're correct in that Custer slaughtered entire villages, most famously on the Washita.
Major Reno. He wasn’t a colonel.
Major Reno held the brevet rank of Colonel during the Civil War. It was customary to refer to an officer by the highest rank he had ever held. This is why Custer is referred to as General.
Major
custers history wasnt great in the civil war , he swept up retreating soldiers . he got a rude awakening
no, he got hundreds of soldiers slaughtered
Reno and Benteen have been demonized because they survived. Lousy tactics and ignoring their scouts coupled with Custer’s ambition/underestimating of the Sioux, Cheyenne forces was a recipe for disaster.
Somewhat correct but much more complex ..over simplified with the right buzz words.
Custer was a Lt. Colonel not a General at the time
A truly great victory for the Native Americans.
I wonder what General Terry thought when he reached the battlefield and saw how troops were outgunned by attackers with repeating rifles. After all, it was General Terry himself who headed up the military ordnance board that chose the Springfield single shot rifle as the standard issue for US troops.
@@nuancolar7304 This outgunning was not known until the 1980's after the battlefield archeological evidence was found and evaluated by DR'S. Scott and Fox.
Terry and Crook followed the government’s aim to eradicate the native Americans and committed war crimes in order to achieve this.
Well it would not have made a difference no matter what the army use this weapons the Native American warrior was more skilled and more cunning and also more radical they were the Ultimate Warrior back then they had no fear
And he by the headed up the board but like you said it was a board so there was a bunch of Knucklehead officers not using their heads an ironically there were a lot of white civilians that were selling rifles the repeaters to the Indians for profit so the white man really was not at an advantage like he thought he was only after Geronimo is when the Native Americans were finally turned into slaves
@@l.robert2389 I suppose that’s why they still control Montana and the Dakotas.
I have heard this before. Me thinks this is pirated work.
I watched the entire video and I still don't know how to chill custard. CLICKBAIT!!!!
Custer was a glory seeker and though ordered to wait for Gibbon and Terry's columns jumped the gun.
The Indians outnumbered Custers troop 5-1. Not all of Custers column were deployed. Why are we always willing to disparage our fellow soldiers?
It doesn’t matter in the long haul. Only one of Indian victories against regular cavalry. I think that the Indian tribes were savage and brutal, they tortured and mutilated their victims before slowly killing them. Indians would force defeated enemies to act as slaves, until no longer necessary. Indians fouled the land where they camped and moved on when it became unlivable. They would hunt an area bare and then move on to another area.
Indians are romanticized by liberals who believe that they were mistreated or land was seized from them. What happened is the Indians made the same mistake that many of us tend to do, and that is to trust our politicians.
All the massacre did was bring down the thunder from the sky. The beginning of the end for the Indian. 🇺🇸🦅⚔️
The Sioux basically stated fck around and found out moment!
Mess with thee BULL and you'll get thee horns....
You know what they did underestimate their enemy they didn't have a chance he led his man into a bloodbath the nation's came together and let's just say that's the end of that and I absolutely love the fact that the Native Americans won❤
Land has ALWAYS belonged to those strong enough to take it and strong enough to hold it. That is the History of EVERY NATION ON EARTH. Native tribes SLAUGHTERED one another as well. The "Brave" Sioux attacked a Pawnee village while the men were out hunting. The "Brave Sioux Murdered over 700 Pawnee women, children and elderly. Are you glad they won that "BATTLE"?
“Famous” not infamous. Check a dictionary.
I am a historian. You ruin your whole video by using images that have absolutely nothing to do with the actual uniforms, weapons, or headgear Custer’s troops used. I am guessing AI, and not very good AI at that. Look for correct, historical images and cite them in your description or in captions.
Prove your a historian…
Custer got what was coming to him he throught he would wipe out old men , women and children which he was use to doing .
Custer was a arrogant ass, he made so many bad military decisions it wasn't funny, the first was deciding to disobey General Miles orders, he was only supposed to scout and wait for the main force to arrive
General Miles' orders? Nelson Miles was not on the campaign. If you are referring to General Alfred Terry you would be more correct. However, General Terry's orders or instructions gave Custer a lot of discretion.
And, speaking of General Miles, he agreed with Custer's actions at Little Bighorn.
General Miles was not even there. It was General Alfred Terry.
You need to read the actual order. And, it was from General Alfred Terry and not Nelson Miles.
Miles actually agreed with Custer's actions at Little Bighorn.
Read the book "INDIAN VIEWS OF THE CUSTER FIGHT" by Richard G. Hardorff. It tells the reason for the fight and that MANY SOLDIERS were drunk. It is interviews of indians that fought and WHY they fought.
You need to study a little more. Sheridan and Sherman didn't set him up. And glory seeking had nothing to do with the loss. That makes for great fantasy stories but little fact.
You are correct, sir.They set Custer up to fail. Custer was neither a villain or a hero, somewhere in between. But ya gotta love his flamboyance. He wanted to run for President. ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS WAIT 24-48 hrs till Terry arrived and with 1200 or so additional soldiers they would have probably taken the day ..but hindsight is easy.
There is no evidence that Custer wanted to run for President. That is a myth that was started in the 1950s by author Marie Sandoz - with no backing citation.
As for waiting 24-48 hours for Terry, that wasn't an option. The entire campaign was based, rightly or wrongly, on the idea of not letting the Indians escape. And, had he waited, it's likely they would have done just that. With the large horse herd the grass in the area played out quickly. And, the village could simply not stay together in one area for a long period of time due to sanitation reasons. Just as it did after the battle, the village would have broken up and scattered in different directions.
You better stop this now or else I will report this as copyright and your channel will be taken down.
Please be more pacific
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Well what Happened at Little Big Horn Was Custers Fault ,By Not following orders taking the gatling Guns
False.
Custer was not "ordered" to take the Gatling guns, although they were offered his use. The Gatling guns in question had been assigned & belonged to the Infantry regiment. Custer wanted to travel as fast as the Cavalry could (or was possible), with only Capt. Benteen's supporting pack-train trailing the rear.
Even the Cavalry Sabers ("long knives"), were left behind @ Ft. Lincoln to save weight on the troopers & horses.
Herendeen!! not your version! Dom your research, !
Custer was the first man to wear an Arrow Shirt. Seriously though, Custer had it coming. He was a monster and didn't suffer enough for all the atrocities committed by him and his men.
What atrocities did Custer or his men commit. More bullshit. I guess you can say the Indians had it coming at the Washita and Wounded Knee. You aren’t very bright and can tell you get your history knowledge from watching bullshit tv shows
Where do you get your info, comic books. Such a cliche-"he had it coming" but you're correct Custer did things, atrocities, such as on the Washita. "Arrow shirt"-good one. Had to think a minute to get it.
Springfield rifles against Winchester repeaters?
@@MrReymoclif714 Actually, these 2 weapons were quite comparable in several categories. The Springfield 1873 Carbine fired a .45 cal 400-410 grain bullet at 1350 ft per second out to a range of 500-600 yards max and 200-300 effectively. The Winchester 1873 fired a .44-40 180 grain bullet at 1200 ft per second out to a range of 300 yards max and 100-150 effectively. Thus, the Springfield could outrange the Winchester with a heavier bullet. The Springfield was single shot. But could 5 to 10 aimed shots a minute.
The Winchester had a 12 round magazine and could be fired as fast as you could operate the lever action and pull the trigger. However, then you had to laboriously reload 12 rounds into the weapon one bullet at a time. Thus, sustained rate of fire was quite similar.
The deciding factor was the limited amount of ammunition carried by the cavalry and the overwhelming numbers of Indian warriors attacking, something approaching 8-10 to 1 odds depending on whose
Numbers of Indian warriors you believe. The terrain also affected the action, as the warriors used this to shorten the range to make their weapons more effective.
They were so outnumbered the battle lasted about 14 minutes if I'm correct😂
Also what was crazy is his pride George Armstrong Custer his pride his head was so swollen it was bigger than LeBron James he had the Donald Trump ego that's what got his butt killed the way he got killed the Bible says pride comes before a fall😂
Col. Custer not General at time of the incident.
AI. Okay it's not bad for AI reproduction of Frederick Remington artwork but it's disappointing in general.
Great story, and amazing art.
You need to work on that AI a bit, you've got horses with 5 or 6 legs, plus you've got Indians using saddles with stirrups, which they never used. The feathers are way too big & you've got more Indians wearing hats, which seldom happened. Plus in some of the pictures the tipis are huge & far out of proportion to the figures of people & their horses. Tipis are meant for just one family to use, not dozens. It would have been impossible for them to haul all of the materials for tipis as big as you've made them
Nukke buayer? Dude doesn't even know the names of the characters
A lame depiction of the battle. It left out tons of gory details that I'm assuming the videographers felt were too graphic. Fail.
This piece needs some serious research and editing.
WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU GET THE NAMES CORRECT....WTH..?? 👎
It was major Reno not colonel
I used to have a bumper sticker on the car I bought from my father-in-law a while back. It simply said “Custer had it coming”.
Wrong. Custer was at the LBH at the request of the Crows to drive the invading Sioux from their lands. Get your facts straight. Duh!
@@31terikennedy My facts are fine. You have a very distorted opinion on what the real history of the U.S. Army in the old American West was like. Here is a reference from the National Park Service that provides dozens of citations about the military warfare against the First Nations. www.nps.gov/parkhistory/resedu/military_indian.pdf
The official policy of the U.S. Government was the extermination (both culturally and physically) of the original inhabitants of North America since at least Thomas Jefferson’s presidency.
@@maxrobespierre9176 Indian society was based on the warrior cult which thrives on conflict. Some tribes got along and some didn't. Custer was at the LBH at the request of the Crow to drive the invading Sioux from Crow land. You have no facts.
@@31terikennedy You have not provided any facts. Assertions do not make facts. I find it funny when chatting with a bot as to how little effort it will put into a discussion. As far as intertribal war, I think you should find it no different from what was happening between the countries of the various European invaders. Damn! If only the Indians had stricter immigration laws. 🤣
@@31terikennedy Are you aware that the Crow are perhaps the most reviled tribe in North America?
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It was a good re-telling but it missed why it happened. The battle happen as Custer was one of three Armies that were to attack the enemy. Custer was lucky enough to find the enemy first and he wanted the fame of destroying them. En-route the machine guns were to heavy and he decided to not bring them. He used the same battle planes as the three armies but divided his army by thirded to make the attack. The guns the soldiers were using had dissimilar metals and when fired repetitively would heat up and cause the gun to not fire. The soldiers would drop the rifles and the Indians looked at this as coward's and that's why they were scalped.
Herendeen not Haynden!
Custer was a Butcher as were a lot of the Cavalry Soldiers.Native Americans were protecting there land.
Custer was a typical Government employee...We never know what we WOULD have done...
The Indians were butchers also,they were not saints.
As would anyone do!
@@michealhand1001 you know the sad thing is not only did the white man take what he wanted back then but also the sad thing is the moral truth is they had no respect for another human being of another Creed, color, and or Nation and then had the nerve to think that the white man's way of life was the only way of life
You know the sad thing is about these top type of stories online that we were watching right now or listening to whatever is that it's bad enough these cats died in combat but you need to honor them in a way to wear at least nobody needs to know they were a cowards the ones that freaked out
Looks & SOUNDS like stolen ...ClickBait!!!
Boring. Pics arent even of soldiers.
Custer was set up by Sheridan and Sherman who did not inform him of the force he faced.
But Custer’s own glory seeking insanity killed him and his troops.
LJ !!!!!!!!!!
CLICKBAIT!
Begging for subscribers? Smh
I reported him 🫡
Clickbait!
Dark and tragic through the eyes of the Oppressor! I have visited the site a few times, I don’t see the tragedy but what the collective will accomplish when they’ve had enough.
Indians also oppressed each other , why do you think that crow Indians scouted for the U.S army? A big reason was the atrocities their people experienced from the Cheyanne and Sioux .
Custer rules even in death
*SIC SEMPER TYRANIS*
This guy probably went to Trump Univ.
who went to the university named after you?
Clusters last words, Where did all them Indian come from
That's what happens when you steal people's land.
It happens a lot.
The Sioux, for example, were not indigenous to Montana.
The Crow tribe requested help from the US Government because of other tribal abuses against them & thus a reason several became employed US Scouts.