Crazy Horse's stunning victory over Custer, which both angered and frightened the Army, led to the killing of the chief a year later.

Who killed Custer?

Col. George Custer's entire direct command wiped out by Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors, exactly 144 years ago today. At the conclusion of the ceremony, an old Lakota warrior named White Bull stepped forward and handed his tomahawk to retired Gen.

When did Crazy Horse kill Custer?

General George Armstrong Custer

In 1872, Crazy Horse took part in a raid with Sitting Bull against 400 soldiers, where his horse was shot out beneath him after he made a reckless dash ahead to meet the U.S. Army. In 1873 General George Armstrong Custer crossed into Sioux territory.