[johnny7]

They didn't rewrite Custers battle, they just added some info.

Custer attacked over 3000 warriors with less than 300 men in his group.

Most were not veterans of indian fights and panicked. Read about the battle, go there, see it and then post your reply.

I will answer any questions.

[RikaStrom]

I'm sorry johnny, I wasn't making any direct comments about the Custer Battle, as I didn't see the Discovery Channel special. I'm only questioning whether it had been "tweaked" since the same production company and network made them both.

I was making reference to the Alamo program and what was done with it.

[SAMWolf]

Custer definately screwed up big time at the Little Big Horn. He split his forces, left behind the Gatling guns, attacked a superior force, had inadequate intelligence and the list goes on.

[PUGACHEV]

"They didn't rewrite Custers battle, they just added some info. Custer attacked over 3000 warriors with less than 300 men in his group. Most were not veterans of indian fights and panicked. Read about the battle, go there, see it and then post your reply. I will answer any questions"

About twenty years ago the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. held an exhibition devoted to General Custer. One of the items on display was a peice of cowhide that had been painted by an Indian warrior who had been present at Custer's last stand. Apparently, this was a sort of diary that the Indian had kept for the purpose of recording the important events of his life and, among other things, it had a graphic depiction of the battle including Custer's death. It was an amazing thing to see, and although I don't recall all of the details, my impression on seeing the Discovery Channel documentary was that it was in general accord with what the Indian had related on that peice of painted cowhide.