From my limited knowledge of the history of the wild west, it is my understanding that General Custer went out west, climbed up a mild slope and got his ass whopped by a mess of indians.
So my question is, why does everyone call it Custer's Last Stand. It seems to me it was Custer's biggest fail and that he did shockingly little "standing" during the event. When two guys get into a bar fight, the one who gets his ass handed to him doesn't go to the hospital and say "Man, I just took a stand." So why does everyone act like it was this proud American moment where our great General won one for national pride. I'd say in this case the score ended America: zippy, Native America: Big Win.
Interesting fact, in the battle of the Greasy Grass (or the Battle of Little Bighorn as the losers call it) Gen. Custer also got two of his brothers, a brother-in-law and a nephew killed. So, let's stop kidding ourselves. Custer was a dope.
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