Author and
screenwriter of Kevin Costner famous pro-Indian
movie "Dances with wolves" Michael Blake
explains his admiration for General Custer
and his novel "Marching to Valhala" on the
BoyGeneral.
Most of what is
said about the battle of Little Bighorn (or
Little Big Horn) is utterly false. Built by
authors, poets and military officers
involved in the battle (and not ready to
explain their actions), the traditionnal
story of Little Bighorn has fooled Americans
for almost a century and a half.
Worse, the story of General George Armstrong Custer, youngest American general in history, Civil War and Indian wars hero, has been distorted countless times. The purpose was to present this brilliant officer as a fool, an incompetent, or, worse, a criminal.
THE STORY OF THE
LITTLE BIGHORN IN
6 MINUTES:
THE FACTS
the 700-page case of custerwest.org
 1)
Custer never massacred Indians. (the accusation comes from a completely distorted presentation of the 1868 Battle of the Washita)
The real battle of the
Washita in 10 minutes
2)
Custer was one of the most brilliant cavalry
generals of his times (see his record during the Civil War and his tactics during the Indian wars, including Little Bighorn) 3)
Custer understood how to fight Indians(see his record during the Indian wars, including Little Bighorn, and the opinion of historians and military officers) 4)
Custer never underestimated his
enemies. The Indians at LBH
were 1'500, exactly the number of warriors
Custer expected to surprise with
his 647 soldiers (an usual tactic in Indian
warfare). (There has never been "thousands of Indians" in Sitting Bull's village or "an impossible victory" as some still say without knowing what the evidence say.) 6)
The Indians never ambushed Custer,
never flanked him. (They were surprised by the attack and most of their actions were late and disorganized. Crazy Horse's flank attack is a myth.) 7)
The entire 7th cavalry wasn't
massacred at Little Bighorn.
2/3 of Custer's troops, who had to
lead front and flank attacks, were out of
the battle after 30 minutes
and never reached Custer.
This military betrayal by Major Reno and
Captain Benteen can be proven with strong
evidence
(including
the evidence of the death of more than 200
Indian warriors during the battle). (It also explains why the army never did any inquiry on the battle, and let the American public dream about the "reckless Custer".)
9)
The classic story of
Custer's Last Stand has been created by
Benteen and Reno, with the support of the US
army. This cover-up has entirely changed
the story of the battle.
(For
example, how many Americans know that
Custer's scouts told him to "attack at
once"? That Reno had no Indians in front of
him during two hours and a half? That the
Recorder of the Reno Court of Inquiry, the
only official inquiry of the battle,
denounced Benteen's and Reno's betrayal to
the US Supreme Commander in 1897?)
10)
Custer's attack at Little
Bighorn has been supported by such figures
as US general in chief Nelson Appelton
Miles, the most successful Indian fighter in
US
history, who
denounced the betrayal in his writings.
US General-in-chief Nelson A
Miles on Little Bighorn in his Memoirs
(1898):
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