Custer's Last Stand: The Battle of the Little Bighorn (TRIH ep 452, part 7)
1876 · Resource
Hosts Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook narrate the opening sequence of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. They trace Custer's approach to a very large Native American encampment on the Little Bighorn, describing the geography, numbers in the village, and the composition and condition of the Seventh Cavalry after a forced march.
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