Sunday, January 31, 2010
Battle of the Little Bighorn
Tension between the growing Nation of the U.S. and the Native Americans grew. After the discovery of gold, the whites did not care for the Native American's land what so ever and claimed the land was theirs to take. To take their land, the U.S. Army sent George Armstrong Custer and his Seventh Calvary. Custer followed an Indian trail to track down the Plains Indians. He soon discovered that the Indians knew of his whereabouts and attacked quickly. Custer thought he could easily take over their village in Little Bighorn. However, he had underestimated the Indians and their numbers and found their resistance to be great. "Encountering much stiffer resistance than he anticipated, Custer halted his charge down the valley, retreated into the timber along the river, and finally abandoned that location and fled in panic." After discovering she Indians' fierce power, the army had no choice but to retreat. Custer still held a defensive position and tried to make a last stand, but was overwhelmed and had to retreat further, giving the Plains Indians the victory. This was a very significant victory for the Native Americans. It showed they were a force to be reckoned with and are willing to to anything to defend their land. This was a humiliating defeat for the U.S. Army and for Custer, but showed the beginning of a great Indian resistance.
"Battle of the Little Bighorn." American History.
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I think that it is very interesting that once the gold was discovered, the whites did not focus their attention on the land anymore. Custer was smart to figure out what their plan was and the action that they took was good for protection.But the fact that they Native Americans won showed their power that the whites had not known that they had.
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