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4.10 JudgingCuster

General Custer made several hasty and ill-advised decisions at the Battle of Little Bighorn that led to catastrophic results. He refused to wait for reinforcements, divided his troops into separate battalions, and aggressively pursued the Native American forces despite being outnumbered. As a result of these decisions, Custer and his entire command were wiped out, marking a devastating defeat. Waiting for support, developing a coordinated battle plan, and avoiding dividing his forces could have changed the outcome and prevented such heavy losses. Due to his arrogance and impatience, Custer was unable to defeat the Native American forces, regardless of the decisions he made.

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4.10 JudgingCuster

General Custer made several hasty and ill-advised decisions at the Battle of Little Bighorn that led to catastrophic results. He refused to wait for reinforcements, divided his troops into separate battalions, and aggressively pursued the Native American forces despite being outnumbered. As a result of these decisions, Custer and his entire command were wiped out, marking a devastating defeat. Waiting for support, developing a coordinated battle plan, and avoiding dividing his forces could have changed the outcome and prevented such heavy losses. Due to his arrogance and impatience, Custer was unable to defeat the Native American forces, regardless of the decisions he made.

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Student Name:

Judging Custer
Use these questions to guide your analysis of Colonel Custer’s decisions at Little Bighorn. Then write a
report summarizing your thoughts.

1. List four different decisions that Custer made before and/or during the Battle. Explain why you
think he made each of those decisions.
Custer was impatient. General Custer's impatience got the better of him when it came to
deciding whether or not his troops should attack the enemy. He refused to listen to others,
figuring his judgment was superior. Waiting would have been more sensible, because
when Gen. Alfred Terry and his troops arrived on June 26, Custer had foolishly decided to
act.

He divided his troops into three battalions. I believe he did this because he thought it would
be smarter to attack them from different sides.

He sent his 2nd battalion into "a lion's den" because there were too many Indians to fight,
so most of the cavalry died.

He should not have talked so much about the gold found in the black hills.

2. What if he had made a different decision in those four instances? Provide an alternate option for
the four decisions Custer made.
For example, if General Custer had waited for General Terry, they wouldn't have lost the
600 v. 2000 battle and might have come up with a better plan—one where they wouldn't
have lost if they were more strategic.

Again, if he had made a better strategy or plan, the three battalions wouldn't have died.

If he hadn't talked so much about how there was gold in the Black Hills, there wouldn't have
been a massacre.
Student Name:

Judging Custer
3. Explain how you think your four alternative choices could have changed the outcome of the Battle.
When discussing a choice, provide its specific impact, rather than describing a general impact of all
four choices.
I believe that with my alternative choices, there wouldn't have been such a cataclysmic
massacre. I believe if Custer had waited a day more, they would have beaten the Indians,
or they might have lost them. Either way, there wouldn't have been such a devastating
massacre.

4. Do you think Custer could have defeated the Native American forces, no matter what decisions he
could have made?
No, he would have lost the battle. He didn't know how to command and would have sent
his men to die like he did on June 25th.
Student Name:

Judging Custer
5. Now integrate all of your answers into a brief report.
General George Custer was a known war vet and was very respected in his time, but he is
now known because of his failure in The Battle of Little Bighorn and how he sent all of his men
to certain death. General Custer was also known for making very bad decisions that caused all
of his soldiers to die. Custer was very arrogant and wanted everything done in an instant.
That's why, when an Indian saw him and his cavalry, he wanted to attack in that instant so
Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and their followers wouldn't escape. If he had waited for General
Alfred Terry and his men, The Battle of Little Bighorn wouldn't have ended in so many
casualties, but since he thought the Indians would escape, he decided to attack.

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