How was the battle of little bighorn different from fighting at wounded knee?

- Fought on June 25-26, 1876

- Took place in the Little Bighorn Valley in present-day Montana

- Fought between the United States Army and a coalition of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes

- Led by General George Armstrong Custer

- Resulted in a decisive victory for the Native American forces

- Custer and all of his men were killed in the battle

- Marked the end of the United States government's attempts to force Native Americans onto reservations

Battle of Wounded Knee

- Fought on December 29, 1890

- Took place near Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in present-day South Dakota

- Fought between the United States Army and the Lakota Sioux

- Led by Colonel James W. Forsyth

- Resulted in a decisive victory for the United States Army

- Hundreds of Lakota Sioux were killed, including women and children

- Marked the end of the Indian Wars and the beginning of the assimilation era