The Reno-Benteen Defense

After an unsuccessful attack on the Indian camp in the valley, Major Reno and his battalion retreated to this vicinity, where they were soon reinforced by Captain Benteen's battalion and the pack train. In an attempt to find and rejoin Custer, they moved northwest but returned when confronted by warriors. Here the surrounded troops made a desperate stand until the next afternoon, when the Indians withdrew as the Terry-Gibbon column approached.

Montana · United States