Indians had far better weaponry, even if they were firing off caliber rounds which showed in some of the wounds in the men's skulls.

They also came from all directions in wave after wave, had the other prongs of the attack pushed in, there's a chance they would have succeeded.

Again, though, his recon vastly underestimated the numbers. They employed Indians as well as they knew the land and terrain, but I don't think they sabotaged him so much as they just didn't get a good enough gauge.

What is fascinating is seeing the different portrayals of Custer from the patriotic hero played by Errol Flynn, to the over confident, arrogant dunce in "Little big man" filmed during the native American revival of the 80s.

He was an asshole in Tonka, a Disney film from the 50s as well.

There was a documentary where they revisited the battle site and traced what most likely happened based on bullet patterns and things like that, not sure how much they can accurately piece together from that, but it was a story so encapsulated in myth and legend, that it's truly difficult to pinpoint.

Custer himself actually had an admiration for the warrior nature of the Indians and saw them as a worthy foe. He had seen plenty of battle in the Civil War and was essentially at unrest out of his element so he went into the Indian wars where he ultimately perished.