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Between June 25 and 26, 1876, a combined force of Lakota and Northern Cheyenne led the United States 7th Cavalry in to a battle near the Little Bighorn River of what was then the eastern side of the Montana Territory. The engagement is known by a number of names: the Battle of Greasy Grass, the Battle of Little Big Horn, and Custer's Last Stand. Perhaps the most popular action with the Indian Wars, it absolutely was an extraordinary victory for Sitting Bull and his forces. They defeated a column of 900 men led by George Armstrong Custer; five with the Seventh's companies were annihilated and Custer himself was killed inside the engagement as well as 2 of his brothers plus a brother-in-law. Known as the battle that left no white survivors, Little Big Horn has inspired more than 1,000 works of art, including over 40 films. Here are four with the best... This picture amazingly captures the think layer of clouds over the valley nearby the south of Lake Como, northern Italy. In the above image, the dense cloud hides almost the valley leaving some artificial lights that will make the location like an opaque blanket. The village over distance is clearly seen out from the blanket.