What regiment did General Custer command at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876?

the 7th Cavalry Regiment
On June 25, 1876, while leading the 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory against a coalition of Native American tribes, he was killed along with all five companies he commanded after splitting the regiment into three battalions.

Where did the Little Bighorn take place?

Little Bighorn River
Big Horn County
Battle of the Little Bighorn/Locations

What is the name of the event in 1876 where Lakota warriors defended the Black Hills of South Dakota and killed General Custer and 225 of his soldiers?

The Battle of the Little Bighorn

Which Indian tribes scouted for the Seventh Cavalry in 1876?

(also known as Esh-sup-pee-me-shish) was a crow scout for George Armstrong Custer's Seventh Cavalry during the 1876 campaign against the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne.

When did George Custer join the 7th Cavalry?

In 1866, Custer joined the 7th Kansas Cavalry, and on June 25, 1876, he led 210 men against Lakota and Cheyenne warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where he and all of his men were killed.

Where was George Armstrong Custer killed in 1876?

1876: An advanced regiment of cavalry under the command of George Armstrong Custer is killed to a man on a sun-dried ridge near the Little Bighorn River by a combined force of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors.

Who was the general in charge of Custer's column?

Custer's regiment was part of the largest column that came from Fort Abraham Lincoln. General Alfred Terry led the campaign, and Custer was Terry's subordinate.

Where did General Custer fall at the Little Bighorn?

*Photo: White marble headstones **at Custer Battlefield National Monument in Montana * mark where men of the 7th Cavalry fell. The tombstone with a dark shield marks the spot where General Custer fell. 10 March 1876: 'Mr. Watson, come here…