- Custer
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- C, I, and L companies wait for Benteen on Battle Ridge and Calhoun Hill
- E splits in two, E1 wait on Custer Hill
- E2 and F check the fords then return to Custer Hill, wait for Benteen
- Light opposition from Indians near Greasy Grass Ridge
- Many on foot having tied up ponies near river
- Many still in village preparing for the fight or collecting ponies
- Charge by C1 to move the Indians back does not work
- C1 retreats back as Indian numbers continue to grow
- Indians run off the horses with spare ammunition near Calhoun Hill
- Calhoun Hill, Battle Ridge then Custer Hill all overrun, all killed
- Some soldiers attempt to reach river but are killed on way
- By 15.45 Custer's troops have been wiped out
- Braves then leave to siege the Benteen-Reno area
- Reno and Benteen
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- Indians start to attack the troops at Weir Point
- M Company provides support
- Pack train arrives
- Rest of Reno/Benteen troops move to Weir Point
- Pack train starts to move also
- Build up of braves makes position untenable
- Retreat back to the original Reno-Benteen area
- K provides a skirmish line, protects the returning troops
- Indians siege the Reno/Benteen troops for most of next day
- Indian village leaves as cavalry approach from the North