Who did Sitting Bull defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?

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George Custer's 7th Cavalry was defeated at the battle of the Little Bighorn. The 7th Cavalry was divided into three commands for a three sided attack on an allied Indian encampment containing members of several tribes, including the Sioux. Majors Benteen and Reno had approximatey 465 and 175 of Custer's force,leaving Custer with approximately 200 soldiers plus some scouts and civilians. Custer's force was wiped out to the last man, but Benteen and Reno's forces survived. The indian tribes fled when they learned of Terry's cavalry forces moving towards the battlefield. Sitting Bull fled into Canada , along with many of his followers. The Little Bighorn was the end of the tribes that fought there. It was a strategic blunder of catastrophic proportions for their people. Sitting Bull later surrendered to US authorities, along with many of his people.

One trivia from this battle is that only a horse survived from the army side. The horse was Comanche. Comanche was taken to Fort Riley, Kansas, which was the Cavalry headquarters at that time. It was never ridden again and was walked during parades. The last cavalry horse in Fort Riley was Chief. They had an NCO in charge of Chief until its dead.

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It should be noted that Sitting Bull was not at the actual battle. Also it seems to be a common belief that Commanche was Custer's horse. He actually belonged to Captain Miles Keough.

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