RNC Official: N.M. Governor ‘Dishonored’ Gen. Custer By Meeting With American Indians

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109. His Crow Scouts knew how large the Village was

Custer chose not to listen to them. Moreover he decided to split his command into four different groups, that were sent into different directions for the attack on the village.These groups were then to far apart to support each other once the battle turned south for the 7th cavalry. His subordinates had no idea what Custer's plan was, if he had one at all. So Custer's 600 men were split into four groups to face a force of 1800-3000 angry warriors. The group under Custer's immediate command was wiped out, and the other groups were lucky to escape.

After the massacre at the Washita, a Cheyenne medicine man told Custer that if he ever fought the Cheyenne again, he would be killed. There were Cheyenne at the Village on the Little Big Horn.

American folklore made the battle out to be "Custer's Last Stand," when in reality it was more likely "Custer's last panicked retreat."