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Battle of the Little Bighorn - Real Bird Reenactment – Montana

Images of the Real Bird Reenactment of the Battle of the Little Bighorn – Southern Montana, taken in June 2018.

Once a year, on the anniversary of the battle, the Crow Nation organizes and performs the Real Bird Reenactment of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. 2018 marked 142 years since this famous battle was fought and I was lucky enough to be in the area to attend this spectacular event.

Participants included Indians of the Crow Nation and a group of men who were part of a one week 7th Cavalry camp. The battle was staged on land belonging to the Crow Nation and was preceded by a history of the events leading up to the battle acted out by a cast of over 100 people.

The battle reenactment itself was swift, as was the actual event, as the troops of the 7th Cavalry were outnumbered and overwhelmed by the warriors of the Indian Nations comprised of the combined forces of the Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes.
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer leads the U.S. 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer leads the U.S. 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn 		7th Cavalry flag bearer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
7th Cavalry flag bearer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Soldier of the U.S. 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Soldier of the U.S. 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 U.S. 7th Cavalry Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
U.S. 7th Cavalry Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Lt. Col. Custer, with Lt. William Cooke (to his far left), leads the U.S. 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Lt. Col. Custer, with Lt. William Cooke (to his far left), leads the U.S. 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
7th Cavalry troops at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
7th Cavalry troops at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Troops of the 7th Cavalry ride at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Troops of the 7th Cavalry ride at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 U.S. 7th Cavalry flag bearer dismounted at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
U.S. 7th Cavalry flag bearer dismounted at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Lakota Warrior Crazy Horse rides at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Lakota Warrior Crazy Horse rides at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Warrior of the Cheyenne Nation rides at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Warrior of the Cheyenne Nation rides at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Cheyenne Chief Two Moons at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Cheyenne Chief Two Moons at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 7th Cavalry troops prepare for conflict at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
7th Cavalry troops prepare for conflict at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Indian Nation warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Indian Nation warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Charging Indian Nation warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Charging Indian Nation warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Cheyenne Chief Two Moons charges at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Cheyenne Chief Two Moons charges at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
7th Cavalry troops and Indian Nation warriors clash at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
7th Cavalry troops and Indian Nation warriors clash at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Cheyenne Chief Two Moons at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Cheyenne Chief Two Moons at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 7th Cavalry skirmish line is attacked by Indian Nation warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
7th Cavalry skirmish line is attacked by Indian Nation warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Dismounted 7th Cavalry troops move across the battlefield at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Dismounted 7th Cavalry troops move across the battlefield at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Indian warrior takes the 7th Cavalry flag at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Indian warrior takes the 7th Cavalry flag at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
U.S. 7th Cavalry troops stand their ground at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
U.S. 7th Cavalry troops stand their ground at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 7th Cavalry troop killed as the battle rages on at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
7th Cavalry troop killed as the battle rages on at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Lakota Warrior White Bull breaks through the 7th Cavalry skirmish line at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Lakota Warrior White Bull breaks through the 7th Cavalry skirmish line at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 The battle rages on as the 7th Cavalry is overwhelmed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
The battle rages on as the 7th Cavalry is overwhelmed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Indian Nation warriors ride off with the U.S. Cavalry flags at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Indian Nation warriors ride off with the U.S. Cavalry flags at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Lakota Warrior Sitting Bull (left) among the dead troops at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Lakota Warrior Sitting Bull (left) among the dead troops at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Indian Nation warriors ride among the 7th Cavalry dead at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Indian Nation warriors ride among the 7th Cavalry dead at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Captured U.S. flag is paraded by an Indian warrior at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Captured U.S. flag is paraded by an Indian warrior at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Indian Nation warriors ride off victoriously at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Indian Nation warriors ride off victoriously at the Battle of the Little Bighorn		 Lakota Warrior White Bull surveys the post battle landscape at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Lakota Warrior White Bull surveys the post battle landscape at the Battle of the Little Bighorn

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