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The Battle of the Little Big Horn is one of the most controversial events in American history. The downfall of five companies from the 7th Cavalry was a shock to the US, which still has an effect today. Investigations of the 7th US cavalry founded in 1866, found over half of the soldiers came from foreign countries. In 1876, the year of the fatal battle, 43% of the soldiers were still foreigners, among them not less than 131 Germans. These foreigners came from Bavaria, Hanover, Prussia, Württemberg, Baden, Berlin and Frankfurt am Main. Seven soldiers came from the German-speaking Switzerland. For the first time, a scholar has meticulously examined the files of the German and Swiss soldiers in the most famous cavalier regiment of the USA and thereby filled a gap of the historiography.
Table of Contents
Deutsche und Schweizer in den Vereinigten Staaten
Deutsche und Schweizer in der 7. Kavallerie
Der Hintergrund des Krieges
Der Feldzug zum Little Big Horn
Die Deutschen und Schweizer bei Reno während des Kampfes im Tal
Die Deutschen und Schweizer in Custers Kolonne
Die Deutschen und Schweizer während der Belagerung auf dem Reno-Hügel
Deutsche und Schweizer in der 7. Kavallerie nach der Schlacht am Little Big Horn
Bibliographie
Keywords
Battle of the Little Big Horn, US Army 7th Cavalry, Swiss Americans, German Americans, US Indian Wars
Language
German
ISBN
978-3-89510-132-X
Publication Date
2012
Rights
http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/
Copyright Status
© 2012 Verlag für Amerikanistik
College
Harold B. Lee Library
Department
History