Fun fact: Custer’s Last Stand, a 1936 movie serial directed by Elmer Clifton, supposedly hired a number of Arapahos who actually fought at the Little Bighorn as extras

I grew up on an American Indian Reservation of Lakota Sioux (my father was an employee in Indian Health services). I wish I was old enough back in the day, to appreciate the fact that there were a handful of individuals still living, who were at the Battle of the Greasy Grass.

I am from Scotland and visited the site around six years ago. I spent some time in the visitor centre getting the story from the native descendants. The spot where each death took place is marked with a cross and name where known. The battle field went on for miles and not in a small area as depicted in the original movie. Respect to all native Americans.

One of my ancestors Wasichula, or “Little White Man” was in the battle as a teenager. He was the son of a soldier and a Lakota mother. He was raised by the whites at ft. Robinson until he was eight when he ran away back to Crazy Horse’s people. Parts of his story were the basis of the movie Little Big Man. I have a picture of him at the 50th anniversary of the survivors in 1926. There is a silent film of the survivors riding in a parade, it’s in the Colorado history museum’s collection. Viewable on KZfaq. Don’t know which of the riders is my ancestor, bit I know he is in there. Hoka Hey!

Promises made...Promises broken...Gold over honor.

This channel is very underrated. Native history is really interesting yet so underused. Thanks man

Infinite respect to the brave warriors of the native tribes, fighting to preserve their way of life

My great great grandfather was killed at this battle! He was camping nearby and wandered over and asked them to keep the noise down

Thank you for sharing this historic event in a way that did not choose sides but conveyed the events as they occured. "Never underestimate an enemy, especially when fighting in his own land".

This was the best, most comprehensive narration of the battle of the Little Bighorn I have ever heard. Well done sir.

Just look at the amazing face of sitting bull , imagine what it was like to be in a room with that presence

Thank you. This is the best and most concise description covering the entire battle in real-time that I've seen anywhere. I've been interested in this battle for many years and read and studied most of the literature on the subject. While I thought I had a solid grasp of all the facets involved, this presentation really and finally gelled it for me. Thank you again, and I look forward to seeing more from your channel in the future

History will never again repeat the bravery and high moral that was brought upon the Lakota by Sitting Bull. That story is enough to make you get goosebumps.

Sitting Bull’s Headress, War Shirt, and War Moccasins are on display in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing this.

I worked with a cheyenne in 1980, he was 65 years old, he told me his grandfathers version of this battle. He told me that Custer was a coward and thief

As A OTR truck driver I had the honor of actually stopping and visiting the Crow Agency where the Battle of the Little Big Horn took place serval times....although 99% of what happen that day came from our Native American citizens, they did explained the whole situation the same way you guys just explained it...well done.

The references to killing buffalo: the meaningless peace treaty had the words "for as long as the buffalo roam". Therefore, the Americans wanted to eradicate the buffalo asap.

I’ve lived in Washington State way up on the coast on a small Reservation On the Makkah Reservation, my grandmas partner was one of the few remaining full blood natives if I’m not mistaken. When I broke my arm in 2004 I ended up sitting in front of a tv for 4 months watching all the movies she had on VHS. Smoke Signals, Last Of The Mohicans, Thunderheart, and I learned about Native culture. Wounded knee ect.. Then I found out I’m a quarter southern utte on my Fathers side… great video

As a descendant of CUSTER, visiting the battlefield gave me a weird feeling the entire time I was there. Like everyone else, trying to vision that day. Constantly feeling the presence of both CUSTER and the Indians while walking in their footsteps. I may be a CUSTER, but have always felt bad for the Indians and the tragedies that happened to them. They had their life living off the land and it was all taken away by progress, greed and selfishness. Buffalo being their number one resource for survival being slaughtered for sport and hides. I’ve been a hunter for over 50 years and have never taken an animal for just the fun of it.

I read a book many years ago. Don't remember much,it was so full of Native American history....that I never knew. Amazed at the strength,beauty & courage of these people & horrified at the thoughtless cruelty done to them. I salute their dignity & am proud of them,though I don't share their heritage. God bless all of them today.😪😘

So very sad over Greed!!! After all these years we still suffer from greed. Our politician / leaders have learned nothing. May God have mercy on all the lives that were lost.

Since there were no soldier survivors from Custer's detachment at Last Stand Hill,it was only from Indian combatants that the true story of what happened at the Little Big Horn Battle could be determined.However,there are several Indian versions to deal with as well.One interesting version was given in 1938 by Sioux Chief John Grass,also known as Joseph White Cow Bull.He encountered Custer and the Seventh Cavalry as a young warrior on the afternoon of June 25,1876,as the lead column of soldiers rode into the ravine known as Medicine Tail Coulee,which was occupied on both sides by hidden Sioux warriors.Chief John Grass recalled,"I had never seen white soldiers before, so I remember thinking how pink and hairy they looked.One white man had little hairs on his face[a mustache] and was wearing a big hat and a buckskin jacket.He was riding a fine looking big horses sorrel with a blazed face and four white stockings[Although there were several officers in buckskin that day,Custer was the only one on a sorrel horse with four white socks] The man in the buckskin jacket seemed to be the leader of these soldiers, for he shouted something and they all came charging at us across the ford.Bobtail Horse fired firsthand I saw a soldier on a grey horse fall out of his saddle into the water.The other soldiers were shooting at us now.The man who seemed to be the soldiers chief was firing his heavy rifle fast.I aimed my repeater at him and fired.I saw him fall out of his saddle and hit the water[Seventh Cavalry Scout Curley described seeing the same incident, and Pretty Shield confirmed that Custer was shot out of his saddle at the very outset of the Custer fight] Shooting that man stopped the soldiers from charging on.They all reigned up their horses and gathered around where he had fallen".Chief John Grass later said the soldiers dragged the wounded Custer further on to Last Stand Hill where they made their last stand.Custer was later found to have been shot in the chest with an additional wound to the head.Interesting tale from an actual eye witness to the battle.Several Indian versions confirm this version of Custer's fate.Is it the truth? Who knows for sure?

American history is incredible, no country is perfect. I love this country

Thank you for the great upload. I love learning about Native American history.

Lived just south of the Battlefield in Wyoming and my cabin bordered the Fetterman Battlefield up the hill from Fort Phil Kearny. which was another Indian victory against the US where Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho wiped out Fetterman and his command. A lot of battlefield sites in the area and a lot of history.

I'm a Custer and Sioux history hobbyist and have been to the Little Big Horn 4 times and walked the battlefield. This documentary was very well done.

Best graphic description on the battle I have ever seen! Thank you!

Custer was commonly known as "General Custer," but that was a brevet rank earned during the Civil War. Because he stayed in the Army after the war, he reverted to his permanent rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Custer was arrogant, but his main flaw was his desire to be famous. Instead, he became infamous.

Fascinating stuff

What a historical event in recorded history. Thanks for the info.

The US Government don't mind talking about this battle. But what about what the US Government did to the Native Americans at Wounded Knee where 900 + tribes people were murdered.

Custer's demise overdue...thank you for precise content. Peace from AZ

Really enjoyed the way this was done. It make more sense how it happened

Thanks very much for the upload. Very succinct and very interesting. Enjoyed it immensely and now have a good knowledge of how the battle developed. Kindest Regards

Hands down this has been the best explanation of the battle I have seen. Thank you!

According to the later account of a prominent Hunkpapa chief Gall, the old Santee Wahpekute chief Inkpaduta (a warrior who had been fighting the soldiers for twenty years from Iowa & Minnesota to the Dakotas & Montana) deserved a sizable portion of the credit for the Sioux victory at the Greasy Grass. Inkpaduta, about 70 years old and nearly blind, was fishing in the river with two of his young grandsons early that afternoon when one of the boys called his attention to a large dust cloud to the southeast moving towards them on an otherwise windless day. The seasoned old veteran didn’t need to see it to know immediately what it meant: soldiers were approaching. His grandsons supported him as he hobbled through the Hunkpapa and Santee circles at the southern edge of the great Sioux encampment, calling on the warriors to gather first and then go out en masse and meet the battalion led by Major Marcus Reno advancing from the south. The warriors soon attacked and stopped Reno cold, killing or wounding nearly half of his 140 men in the rout that followed. Gall, well satisfied with the progress of this fight in removing one threat to the Sioux flank, then turned his attention to attacking Custer’s battalion across the river, with well-documented results. According to Hunkpapa Chief White Bull (a nephew of Sitting Bull and the man many Sioux said personally killed Custer), one of Inkpaduta's enormous twin sons, Sounds the Ground as He Walks, fought alongside the group of Lakota braves that overran the remaining group of forty or so troopers clustered around their colonel’s position on Last Stand Hill, and the huge Wahpekute took Custer’s horse “Vic" as his share of the spoils (some Sioux also claim Inkpaduta’s son, and not White Bull, was the warrior who killed Yellow Hair Custer). Inkpaduta's descendants claim that Sounds the Ground as He Walks rode Vic for many years afterward and their description of the horse matches that of Vic in the only know photograph of Custer's mount. His twin brother Tracking White Earth did not fare so well: he reportedly would die about a year later from wounds he received that day. Inkpaduta retreated to Canada along with Sitting Bull. He died about 1881, the last Sioux chief never to surrender to the white man or live on a reservation.

The BBC KZfaq video 'Custer's Last Stand is excellent. It is not slanted to either side. The main program consultant was Michael Donahue who was the ranger who for years gave the program speech to visiting tourists at the National Monument. He also wrote a great book "Where the Rivers Ran Red" about the Sioux campaign including Little Bighorn.

Excellent....thank you for producing and sharing...

It’s ironic how Custer’s plan was to round them up like sheep or massacre them ... but him and his battalion gets surrounded like sheep and massacred.

3:17 FYI... That is NOT a picture of Crazy Horse on the far left. There are no known photographs of Crazy Horse.

This was a great presentation!

Can still feel the energy on this battlefield.

Custer's National Monument should be renamed to honor Sitting Bull and others. The fact that the greasy grass site was named for the losers is significant.

Most land is taken by battle. Not a country on earth that hasn't lost or gained land from battle. You win or lose.

Good job , Crazy Horse !

Thanks it’s the best documentary on KZfaq on this subject matter

This is great, not confusing ( to me anyway ) but just right with words and timing. Thanks!!!

First time I've seen a visual like that of this battle. Very interesting. I'll probably watch this a dozen more times

I have been to the Little Big Horn Memorial. It was the most humbling experience of my life

I lived in Hardin, lived on the Crow reservation and went to school with both Crows and Northern Cheyenes. Beautiful country, Custer got his .

Thanks for the video! I live in Montana with my husband and children and we are grant to the battlefield today. I have never been but my husband has. He had us watch this video and several others and we are very excited to see it.

Custer had it coming! As they say, You reap what you sow

I was fortunate enough to visit this site back in April 2020. It was very sobering seeing all the scattered grave markers following how the troops dispersed when being attacked. Good video showing how the army an natives moved around. Thanks.

They need to make this a movie...at least a new one! Gotta love history

This is the best graphics I have ever seen of this battle. I am a soldier so I know how battles have their own life.

The best explained/illustrated video about Custer's Last Stand I have seen so far... hope the historical facts of the events are correct.

Nice simple recount of the battle. There are far more nuances. Most importantly it wasn't just the numbers that finished off Custer's men as much as the weaponry which, incredibly enough, favored the Sioux. The Sioux fighters had anywhere from 100 to 300 Henry and/or Sharp repeating rifles while the 7th had none. The 7th had single shot Springfield rifles and handguns putting them at a disadvantage. Further, Custer was never one to reconnoiter a position. He wasn't familiar with, and his men were not prepared for, the extremely hilly terrain with deep ravines. Further, Reno's pull back against the larger force allowed them to break off and combine against Custer's smaller companies. Reno lost control of the situation ( he was severely shaken by splattering blood and skull fragments from a scout shot in the head nearby) and was saved by Benteen's return. However, Benteen would not attempt to reach Custer despite hearing the sounds of the battle. Would the combined forces have turned the tide or would the slaughter have been greater. We'll never know. A detailed account with recounts from both sides can be found in N Philbrick's "The Last Stand".

I am currently reading "The Last Stand" by Nathaniel Philbrick and have become fascinated by the story. Have always been interested in the history of Native Americans and my son-in-law is from the area where the Battle of The Little Bighorn took place. Philbrick's book is an in-depth , fact-filled narrative of the events leading up to and after the battle.

The day Custer got outsmarted by Crazy Horse.

Great documentary! Really gave me more insight on the decisions of the 7th Cavalry.

We have an obligation to educate our children the true history of our nation, the good the bad and the ugly.

Thank You For Sharing. 🇺🇸

I have visited this site and walked the battlefield. Watching this video helps me understand better what took place.

Excellent overview of what happened. Thank you!

Nice, concise presentation. The graphics are extremely helpful. Thank you.

Excellent graphics showing development of battle for both sides

Really good video! Thank you!

Back in the 1980s my neighbor a retired movie costume designer, who was a expert on American military history. Wore a ring that sealed letters, he said he was in the USA, working on a film. He went to a thrift store and was looking through old jewelry when he came across the ring, he knew what it was right away. It was general Custer's sealing ring, that his wife had given the general on the day he was made a general, as a present.

This just in. Custer's last words: Ouch, ouch, ouch!

Very informative and concise.

Concise and simple video. Bravo

Well-produced, good narration. Thank you.

This story has always fascinated me from the time I first heard about it as a young grade school kid… A fantastic book on this subject is, “Son of the Morning Star” by Evan S. Connell… Skillfully written, it is impressive on the amount of information about Custer, his “last stand” & the way of life for all the native Americans that were involved… Great read!

Thanks for sharing! 🇺🇸

I was there during my 2020 Northwest vacation when I toured all of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana & Wyoming for 9 months.

Took a road trip yrs back and made a detour to the war site. Very well maintained national area. Yeah sure,.. you have your standard tourist nick nack shop but its worth the drive. Seeing all the markings of crosses during sunset on a windy day was priceless.

I’ve been to the Little Bighorn once. Loved it. Haunted by the place. Hollowed ground.

So out numbered!!

Great job narration!

Amazing job. Wonderfully executed.

I often wish we had a way to go back and observed what really happened in history , so nobody can twist it to fit today's society and ideals

I really enjoyed this thank you

I've Never Know the Real Story... A Great Story... So many loses on both sides. Very Unfortunate that some of the Natives didn't heed Sitting Bulls warning. Thanks for Sharing

I remember hearing the story that after Custer was dead, the natives cut his ears open slightly so that in the next world he would be able to hear the words of those whom he had ignored in this world.

I love learning about the Native American Religious beliefs and ceremonies before battle.

I just love it when a plan comes together .

Loved this.

Great channel, keep up the good work.

1:50 When you’re intentionally trying to starve people to death, don’t expect any mercy. In reality, the European settlers were not about to leave and give up this fertile land (having fought for independence from Europe), so I wish there had been a way for both peoples (the many indigenous tribes and the Europeans) to live along side each other to mutual benefit. Genocide and relocation to reservations was not the answer.

🤠👍very nicely done and very informative indeed 👌.

This show should be called " Every American should feel ashamed".

A decent although simplified presentation of the events leading up to and during the battle. One thing though: there is no verified photo of Crazy Horse in existence. He would not allow his picture to be taken. So that one screen at 3:14 is inaccurate for that reason. Also, while the camp did break up to move due to the news of other soldiers coming, they were not outnumbered (@11:18). It was Gibbon's column that the warriors detected, which only had about 450 men. Benteen and Reno's force was still over 350-400, but was pretty beat up and surrounded at that point. Given the frequently cited low estimate of 1,500 warriors at the battle (high estimates stated 3,000, but that's unlikely), they clearly were not outnumbered. It was a well considered strategic withdrawal, breaking up into smaller and smaller bands that would be harder to track and follow. Terry's column would have added another 900+ to the U.S. forces, but it took a while for everyone to get there.

Respect to native Americans I always thought of them to be like Spartans respect and honor!

Great channel! Thanks for the wonderful content!

Thanks for the Info More Blessings Amen

There was a Show that did a Forensics Audit of the Battlefield . It was very interesting the things they found to try to reconstruct the Event

As long as the grass grows and the rivers flow.....or until gold is found 😢

New suscriber, I'm honored to be here. The greatest loves of my life have been with a Seminole lady and then a Blackfoot lady. I honestly don't know if I'll ever be that happy again. Every day I pray.

Glad I watched this xx