Reply #9: You Misinterpreted One Part, Maddie [View All]

The Sioux WERE looking for a fight. They had had enough and weren't willing to take any more pushing without pushing back. They were conducting raids and attacks in the expected hope of provoking something with the blue coats. The blue coats didn't know something the Sioux did. That was the fact that the Sioux were HEAVILY armed with rifles. The army knew they had some, but had no idea that had that many.

So, Custer went looking to pound them into submission and basically fell into a trap. This is from that same special you watched. Maybe you missed the first 5 minutes, but they make it very clear that the Sioux were agitated and angry and were spoiling for a showdown.

And, remember you said Custer was kinda stupid? IIRC, he graduated LAST in his class at West Point.
The Professor