Crow Agency in Big Horn County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Reno's Skirmish Line - Warrior Counterattack

June 25, 1876

— Approximately 3:00 p.m. —

Reno's Skirmish Line - Warrior Counterattack Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 8, 2011

1. Reno's Skirmish Line - Warrior Counterattack Marker

Inscription. Reno's battalion of 175 soldiers, civilian personnel, and Arikara and Crow Scouts halt in the valley and form a thin skirmish line. Warriors race out from the village to oppose him. After 10 minutes of fighting Lakota and Cheyenne warriors outflank Reno, forcing him into the timber on his right.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian.

Location. 45° 31.485′ N, 107° 23.028′ W. Marker is in Crow Agency, Montana, in Big Horn County. It can be reached from U.S. 212 one mile Interstate 90. Marker is near the end of the battlefield drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crow Agency MT 59022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s and he Crow Nation,

in Southeast Montana, in Custer Country. It is also in the American Mountain West,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Retreat Crossing (here, next to this marker); Timber Fight (here, next to this marker); Reno’s Retreat (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reno’s Valley Fight (about 400 feet away); Custer’s Advance (about 400 feet away); Crow's Nest (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lone Tipi (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Reno-Benteen Defense (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crow Agency.

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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 23, 2015

2. Reno's Skirmish Line - Warrior Counterattack Marker

Markers on the Little Bighorn Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 23, 2015

3. Markers on the Little Bighorn Battlefield

Several markers can be found at this location. The Reno's Skirmish Line marker is seen here on the left.

Reno's Skirmish Line image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 8, 2011

4. Reno's Skirmish Line

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,434 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 4, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on August 4, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.