Comanche (horse)
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Comanche was a mixed breed horse who survived the battle of the Little Bighorn. This battle fought during the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877 is largely remembered as Custer's Last Stand in which his com
Comanche in 1887 photographed by John C. H. Grabill
Myles Keogh 1872
Comanche at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum
Battle of the Little Bighorn
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The 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand and known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, was an armed engagement between c
Comanche (horse)
…honor his bravery. Comanche was wounded many more times but always exhibited the same toughness. On June 25, 1876, Captain Keogh rode Comanche at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, led by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. The battle was notable as their entire detachment was killed. US soldiers found Comanche, badly wounded, two…
The Custer Fight Charles Marion Russell, 1903
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A Cheyenne Sun Dance gathering, c. 1909
1876 US Army campaign against the Sioux