I found this clip on YouTube:

YouTube - Little Big Horn full version

If you read through the comments under the video, the general feeling of the commenters is that Custer was an idiot, who knowingly went into the battle, knowing full well that he could be slaughtered, for glory. I am not an expert on this battle, nor any other of the "Indian Wars," but some of these comments seem like bullhocky to me.

There is a lot of U.S., and white race hating going on here, which really gets my blood boiling.

Anyways, read this comment:

"custer fought against the south in the civil war which was a whole different story.The rebels were intelligent white men who knew miltary tactics and courage.These indians were just a mob of savages.

How little you know! The "mob of savages" had superior weaponry. Custer's muskets and revolvers were no match for the "savages' repeating rifles."

While I am no historian, I'm pretty sure that the Lakota did not develop those weapons, the origins of the lever rifle are attributed to Benjamin Tyler Henry if I am not mistaken.

What are your thoughts on this battle?

Jared