Custer's FallBy: David Miller The true story of the Battle of Little Bighorntold from the perspective of the native americans who fought in Custer's Last Stand. The day began with the killing of a ten year old Native American boy by U. S. cavalry troopers. Before it ended, all of those troopers and their commander, George Armstrong Custer, lay dead on the battlefield of the Little Big Hornthe worst defeat ever inflicted by Native Americans on the U. S. military.