The Military Decision Making Process and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the mission assigned to Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong and his 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Little Bighorn, and to develop courses of ACION based on the information available to him at that time. Using TRODAY's Doctrinal process for planning, very similar answers to Custer's tactical problems come to light. The paper also provides the reader with a snapshot of Custer's professional development through his military education at West Point, and through his on the job experience in both the American Civil War, and Western Frontier. The link between his training and experience, and how he prosecuted campaigns against indians is discussed. Current military leaders can gain insight into the challenge of command by seeing today's doctrine applied a historical situation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 25, 2001
Accession Number
ADA401568

Entities

People

  • Jonathan T. Neumann

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Conventional Warfare
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Military Education
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Native Americans
  • Professional Development
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Training
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • War
  • Warfare

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  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies