When looking at the Battle of the Little Big Horn there are many reasons why General Custer lost the battle. Many will say that he made bad choices and others will say that his luck just happened to run out that day. I think the reason why Custer lost the battle was a combination of both but it was his choices in the end that cost him his life and the battle. The events that …showed first 75 words of 839 total…

…showed last 75 words of 839 total…may say that Reno did a bad job when attacking the front of the village, but Reno didn’t have enough men to complete the task that he had to do. I think one of the main reasons why Custer split up the Cavalry was because he figured the Sioux would start to pack up and run away. No one in the army figured on the Sioux to fight back strong and charge at them.