2007-01-25 03:48:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
If you mean George A. Custer, I think he was killed in 1876. The famous "Custer's Last Stand" was against the Sioux (mostly) with some Cheyenne and other tribes in the mix.
2007-01-25 03:51:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Custer was killed in 1876 at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
It isn't certain whether Custer made it across the river ford of the Bighorn, or was stopped before getting that far. One thing is certain: the Indian braves drove him back, then scrambled up the sides of the gully to snipe at the troops, slowly picking them off. One theory says that Custer himself was killed here, but of course, nothing is certain, and his body was found elsewhere. With his men dying all around him, he ordered them to remount. They retreated up the steep northern side of the Coulee, pursued by a huge force of braves and Indian cavalry, who used rifles, pistols, hatchets and bows. This was another mistake, though no doubt it made sense at the time. Had Custer retreated south rather than north he could have forced his way to join Reno at his dug-in position on the hills to the south, and could perhaps have salvaged the majority of his 7th Cavalry. Instead he had cut himself off from them, and was forced to aim for a distant hill, where he might be able to fortify the cavalry and defend himself.
The remnants of the cavalry still headed north and reached the flatlands in front of the hill. This small slope is called Greasy Grass, and was the site of Custer's last stand.
The 7th cavalry had killed some of their horses to provide cover, but now their feeble defences were overrun and the last exhausted survivors were cut down. This was where Custer's body was found. It isn't known who killed him, though dozens of Indians later claimed the honour; the fact is that they didn't know who he was when they killed him. The body of Tom Custer was also found here. He was so badly mutilated that he could only be identified by a tattoo on his arm.
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Hey TxM42 - love the suicide theory.
Can you point me to any further reading etc ref this ?
2007-01-25 03:58:14 · answer #2 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
June 25th, 1876 Custer was defeated in battle because he was trying to get a single handed victory against the Sioux in order to try getting the Democratic Nomination for the President of the United States. He was willing to take chances in order to further his own goals.
2007-01-25 04:08:49 · answer #3 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was White Cow Bull who shot Custer in the chest as he tried to cross the river. I believe he was than taken up to last stand hill and was guarded by his Doctor and his family. He was still clinging to life when they were being over run and one of the family members or an officer shot him in the head so he would not be captured and tortured by the Indians
2016-02-02 19:56:14 · answer #4 · answered by Your all that 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A whole buch of native americans
2007-01-25 03:53:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A)Suicide
B)Murdered by one of his troops
C)Euthanised by one of his troops
Quite "Psy-Fi",,but the most plausible theories support the Suicide Scenario.
2007-01-25 04:53:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he killed himself with his own bigoted stupidity when he greedily stepped into what he thought would be an easy slaughter of unsuspecting people.
2007-01-25 03:56:02 · answer #7 · answered by chewbakah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋