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Battles of Mullan Road War Battle of Toppenish Creek Battle of Union Gap Cascades Massacre Battle of Pine Creek Battle of Four Lakes Battle of Spokane Plains Steamboat Chippewa Fiasco Battle of Lower Sioux Agency Battle of Redwood Ferry Battle of New Ulm Battle of Fort Ridgely Battle of Birch Coulee Siege of Fort Abercrombie Battle of Wood Lake Surrender at Camp Release Battle of Big Mound Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake Battle of Stoney Lake Battle of White Stone Hill Battle of Killdeer Mountain Fisk's Expedition Battle of Red Buttes Battle of Deer Creek Station Battle of Dry Creek Custard Wagon Train Fight Platte Bridge Battle Battle of Platte Bridge Station Battle of Bone Pile Creek Battle of Fort Rice Battle of Tongue River 1865 Powder River Expedition Sun River Stampede Battle of Crazy Woman Creek Battle of Peno Creek Fetterman Massacre Fort Buford Massacre Haystack Battle Battle of Fort Kearny Battle Near Fort Ellis Battle of Popo Aguie Marias River Massacre Battle of Miner's Delight Pryor's Fork Battle Second Battle of Tongue River Battle of Bighorn Battle of Powder River Battle of the Rosebud Custers Last Stand Battle of Snake Mountain Battle of Slim Buttes Battle of Cedar Creek Battle of Bates Creek Battle of Ash Creek Battle of Wolf Mountain Battle of Little Muddy Creek Battle of White Bird Canyon Battle of the Cottonwoods Battle of the Clearwater Battle of Weippe Prairie Battle of Big Hole Battle of Horse Prairie Battle of Birch Creek, Idaho Battle of Camas Creek Battle of Canyon Creek Battle of Cow Island Battle of Cow Creek Battle of Bear Paw Battle of South Mountain Battle of Silver River Battle of Birch Creek Battle of Clearwater River Battle of Clark's Fork Battle of Heart Mountain Massacre Near Yellowstone Lake Battle of Jackson Hole Battle of Careless Creek Battle of Milk River Battle of Big Creek Battle of Pumpkin Creek Battle of Poplar River

August 11, 1873 Battle of Big Horn

This battle was a prelude to Custers Black Heels (Black Hills) Expedition of 1874. In fact, it may have been Custers Last Stand. Lieutenant Colonel Custer was a part of Colonel David S. Stanleys force of over 1,500 American Soldiers. It's known historically as 1873 Yellowstone Expedition. It's was a part of Mullan Road War. A list of Mullan Road War battles is above. Stanleys force also included 353 civilians and scores of their Indian allies. Their intentions were not to survey a route for a railroad line but to reinforce American forts in north central Monana including Fort Benton, Fort Ellis, Fort Logan and Fort Shaw. They made their trek to eastern Montana (near present day Miles City) in 275 wagons, from Fort Rice (present day Bismarck, North Dakota). They had intentions of being up to no dam good. That means American Soldiers were going to use force to establish settlements. On August 4, 1873 Anishinabe scouts learned about a large invading American military force and alerted their commanders. Supposedly ogima Sitting Bull was at this battle. They quickly raised up a large force of their brave soldiers and commenced a trek to a location where their white and Indian enemies were. Upon finding their white and Indian enemies, they commenced to attacking them. Battle of Big Horn was fought about a week after Battle of Honsinger Bluff.

White casualties were 3 killed and 4 wounded. Ojibway casualties were 3 killed and 1 wounded. Ojibway casualties were actually much higher. American Soldiers along with their Indian allies, left Fort Rice on Friday June 20, 1873. On Sunday July 13, 1873 they reached Yellowstone River. There they were supported by steamboat Key West. Battle of Honsinger Bluff was fought on Sunday August 4, 1873. Location of that battle is supposedly 13 miles northwest of Miles City, Montana. Afterwards, American Soldiers continued their trek to Musselshell River then to Big Horn Rivers mouth where another battle was fought. That battle was Battle of Big Horn. It was fought on Monday August 11, 1873. During those times, another Big Horn River was located in Montana. Today, it's known as Arrow Creek. It's located 39 miles east of Fort Benton which is where they really ended their expedition, and 65 miles northeast of Great Falls, and 43 miles northwest of Lewistown. Several forts in north central Montana had been successfully reinforced or had their forts number of soldiers greatly decreased. Total number of American Soldiers stationed at those forts, may have been between 3,000 and 5,000, when Custers and Stanleys forces invaded. Future historians will want to carefully investigate Custers Last Stand, to find out when it was really fought.