A combined force consisting of Colonel John…

A combined force consisting of Colonel John Gibbon's column, along with General Terry's headquarters staff and the Dakota Column infantry, reaches the area two days after the Battle of of the Little Bighorn and rescues the U.S. survivors of the Reno-Benteen fight.

Gibbon now heads his forces to the east, chasing trails but unable to engage the Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in battle.

Following this battle, the United States increases the size of its army and begins a campaign to hunt down the large force of native warriors that had carried out the massacre of Custer’s troops.