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| Above, markers dot Last Stand Hill at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Today began the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana.
The battle took place on June 25-26, 1876.
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| Above, the 7th U.S. Cavalry Monument. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
From Wikipedia:
The 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand and known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. It took place on June 25–26, 1876, along the Little Bighorn River in the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana Territory. The battle, which resulted in the defeat of U.S. forces, was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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| Above, the Reno-Benteen Defense Site monument. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Last summer, a friend and I took a driving tour of the battlefield. We found the now National Monument near Crow Agency to be interesting as much of the terrain looked as it did in 1876. A new visitor center was under construction during our visit.
The battle was seen as a major victory of the Indian tribes and a massacre of the United States Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment.
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| Above, the Reno-Benteen battlefield. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
From KTVQ:
CROW AGENCY — License plates from across the country filled parking lots and lined roads leading into Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument on Thursday as thousands of visitors gathered to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Traffic stretched bumper to bumper as visitors continued arriving for the first day of a three-day commemoration. The event, hosted by the National Park Service in partnership with Tribal nations and other organizations, brought together descendants, historians, veterans, reenactors, and families to reflect on one of the most significant battles in American history.
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| Above, Last Stand Hill. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
To read more about the commemoration, go here.
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