Everything else I said is true. They died of Custer’s miscalculation of the enemy forces and some bad management decisions, including how Custer related to his officers.
Underestimating the enemy is always a bad thing.
Getting seriously outflanked is also a bad thing.
Doing it when undermanned in an indefensible location is a bad thing too...
Getting seriously outflanked is also a bad thing.
Doing it when undermanned in an indefensible location is a bad thing too...
All lessons that the German Sixth Army re-learned at Stalingrad, 65 years later.
It is not true, sorry.
Custer said that he would find 1’500 warriors, and there were 1’500 warriors.
Caryz Horse never flanked Custer, Custer died by waiting for Benteen and Reno after a two-hours battle.
The location wasn’t indefensible, the took a stand for more than two hours there.