On the hot Sunday afternoon of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer decided to go for broke.
We all know the ultimate outcome of this decision, but.
Custer needed to charge across the river at Medicine Tail Coulee Ford.
Reno, to strike the southern end of the vast Indian encampment along the Little Bighorn River, while Custer would launch a bold flank attack to hit the village\'s northern end.
After dividing his famed 7th Cavalry, he ordered his senior officer, Major Marcus A.
On the hot Sunday afternoon of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer decided to go for broke