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<p>[QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8180715, member: 20201"]<font size="6"></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>1972 Little Big Horn</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5"><b><font size="6">Wittnauer Longines Symphonette 925 Medal</font></b></font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">Battle of the Little Bighorn</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">June 25 1876</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><b><br /></b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>[ATTACH=full]1430166[/ATTACH]</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b><br /></b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b> [ATTACH=full]1430167[/ATTACH] </b></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">Initially, General George Armstrong Custer had 208 officers and men under his command, with an additional 142 under Reno, just over 100 under Benteen, 50 soldiers with Captain McDougall's rearguard, and 84 soldiers under 1st Lieutenant Edward Gustave Mathey with the pack train. </font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">The Lakota-Cheyenne coalition may have fielded well over 1,800 warriors, some estimates as high as 3,500.</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">As the troopers were cut down, the native warriors stripped the dead of their firearms and ammunition, with the result that the return fire from the cavalry steadily decreased, while the fire from the Indians constantly increased. The surviving troopers apparently shot their remaining horses to use as breastworks for a final stand on the knoll at the north end of the ridge. </font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">The warriors closed in for the final attack and killed every man in Custer's command. As a result, the Battle of the Little Bighorn has come to be popularly known as "Custer's Last Stand".</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="6"><i>"Hurrah boys, we've got them! We'll finish them up and then go home to our station."</i></font></p><p><font size="6">—Famous words reportedly said by General Custer shortly before being killed.</font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="5">My <b>1952 No 37 Topps LOOK n SEE</b> Custer card from my complete set</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>[ATTACH=full]1430170[/ATTACH] </b></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>1974 Custer's Last Stand</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>Danbury Mint Sterling Silver Medal</b></font></p><p>"Custer's Last Stand"</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1430164[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1430165[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p>Blame for the disaster at Little Bighorn continues to this day.</p><p><br /></p><p>While camped at Powder River, Custer refused the support of an additional four companies of the Second Cavalry. Custer stated that he "could whip any Indian village on the Plains" with his own regiment, and that extra troops would simply be a burden.</p><p><br /></p><p>Custer left behind a battery of Gatling guns, knowing he was facing superior numbers. Before leaving the camp all the troops, including the officers, also boxed their sabers and sent them back with the wagons.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the day of the battle, Custer divided his 600-man command, despite being faced with vastly superior numbers of Sioux and Cheyenne.</p><p><br /></p><p>The refusal of an extra battalion reduced the size of his force by at least a sixth, and rejecting the firepower offered by the Gatling guns played into the events of June 25 to the disadvantage of his regiment.</p><p><br /></p><p>My <b>1933 Western Series No 845</b> Custers Last Stand card</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1430168[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1430169[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My <b>1954 Topps Scoop No 45</b> card</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1430171[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1430172[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8180715, member: 20201"][SIZE=6][SIZE=5][/SIZE] [B]1972 Little Big Horn[/B] [SIZE=5][B][SIZE=6]Wittnauer Longines Symphonette 925 Medal[/SIZE][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=5]Battle of the Little Bighorn June 25 1876[/SIZE] [B] [ATTACH=full]1430166[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1430167[/ATTACH] [/B] [SIZE=5]Initially, General George Armstrong Custer had 208 officers and men under his command, with an additional 142 under Reno, just over 100 under Benteen, 50 soldiers with Captain McDougall's rearguard, and 84 soldiers under 1st Lieutenant Edward Gustave Mathey with the pack train. The Lakota-Cheyenne coalition may have fielded well over 1,800 warriors, some estimates as high as 3,500. As the troopers were cut down, the native warriors stripped the dead of their firearms and ammunition, with the result that the return fire from the cavalry steadily decreased, while the fire from the Indians constantly increased. The surviving troopers apparently shot their remaining horses to use as breastworks for a final stand on the knoll at the north end of the ridge. The warriors closed in for the final attack and killed every man in Custer's command. As a result, the Battle of the Little Bighorn has come to be popularly known as "Custer's Last Stand". [/SIZE] [I]"Hurrah boys, we've got them! We'll finish them up and then go home to our station."[/I] —Famous words reportedly said by General Custer shortly before being killed. [/SIZE] [SIZE=6][SIZE=5]My [B]1952 No 37 Topps LOOK n SEE[/B] Custer card from my complete set[/SIZE][B][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][B][/B] [B][ATTACH=full]1430170[/ATTACH] [/B] [B][/B] [B]1974 Custer's Last Stand[/B] [B]Danbury Mint Sterling Silver Medal[/B][/SIZE] "Custer's Last Stand" [ATTACH=full]1430164[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1430165[/ATTACH] Blame for the disaster at Little Bighorn continues to this day. While camped at Powder River, Custer refused the support of an additional four companies of the Second Cavalry. Custer stated that he "could whip any Indian village on the Plains" with his own regiment, and that extra troops would simply be a burden. Custer left behind a battery of Gatling guns, knowing he was facing superior numbers. Before leaving the camp all the troops, including the officers, also boxed their sabers and sent them back with the wagons. On the day of the battle, Custer divided his 600-man command, despite being faced with vastly superior numbers of Sioux and Cheyenne. The refusal of an extra battalion reduced the size of his force by at least a sixth, and rejecting the firepower offered by the Gatling guns played into the events of June 25 to the disadvantage of his regiment. My [B]1933 Western Series No 845[/B] Custers Last Stand card [ATTACH=full]1430168[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1430169[/ATTACH] My [B]1954 Topps Scoop No 45[/B] card [ATTACH=full]1430171[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1430172[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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