The Indian Wars

[Jorgelito Hagens]

Sioux War Council by George Catlin

Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. On June 25, 1876, while leading the 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana Territory against a coalition of Native American tribes, he and all of his detachment were killed.

Chief Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance to United States government policies.

[Jorgelito Hagens]

You're correct I believe about the role of the horse in warfare. The horse existed in North America until about 12, 000 years ago, then became extinct. Then the Spanish reintroduced it.