The last Stand By Cody Nichols On the morning of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer and the 7th Cavalry charged into battle against Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Indians. Custer's orders were to wait for reinforcements at the mouth of the Little Big Horn River before attacking the Indians, but Chief Sitting Bull had been spotted nearby, and Custer was impatient to attack. A treaty issued to the Sioux gave them exclusive rights to …showed first 75 words of 955 total…

…showed last 75 words of 955 total…Indians knew what was becoming of their people and that knowing the terrain and the fact they where fighting for there lively hoods played the role in there defeat over the Americans. Works Cited Author: Michno, Gregory F. Title: How Big Was That Village? Custer Loses In a Fair Fight. Citation: Journal of the West 1996 35(1): 59-69 Author: Morris, Robert E. Title: Custer Made a Good Decision: A Leavenworth Appreciation. Citation: Journal of the West 1977 16(4): 5-11