<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Battle of the Little Bighorn </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of The Great Sioux War of 1876 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Custer Fight by Charles Marion Russell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> June 25--26, 1876 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Near Little Bighorn River, Crow Indian Reservation, Big Horn County, Montana, U.S. 45 ° 33 ′ 54" N 107 ° 25 ′ 44" W ﻿ / ﻿ 45.56500 ° N 107.42889 ° W ﻿ / 45.56500; - 107.42889 ﻿ (The Battle of Little BigHorn) Coordinates: 45 ° 33 ′ 54" N 107 ° 25 ′ 44" W ﻿ / ﻿ 45.56500 ° N 107.42889 ° W ﻿ / 45.56500; - 107.42889 ﻿ (The Battle of Little BigHorn) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lakota </Li> <Li> Dakota </Li> <Li> Northern Cheyenne </Li> <Li> Arapaho </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> Crow Scouts </Li> <Li> Arikara scouts </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Sitting Bull </Li> <Li> Crazy Horse </Li> <Li> Chief Gall </Li> <Li> Lame White Man † </Li> <Li> Two Moon </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> George A. Custer † </Li> <Li> Marcus Reno </Li> <Li> Frederick Benteen </Li> <Li> Myles Keogh † </Li> <Li> James Calhoun † </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Units involved </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Irregular military </Td> <Td> 7th Cavalry Regiment </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 900--2,500 </Td> <Td> 647 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Likely 31 killed plus 10 non-combatants . </Li> <Li> Up to 160 wounded </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 268 killed </Li> <Li> 49 wounded (6 died of wounds) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Little Big Horn Battlefield Location within Montana </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Battle of the Little Bighorn </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of The Great Sioux War of 1876 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Custer Fight by Charles Marion Russell </Td> </Tr>

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