BLUF
Custer’s 1876 defeat at Little Bighorn, though small, became legendary. It highlights leadership, flawed assumptions, and institutional failures, showing that victory depends on cultural understanding—not just tactics, technology, or individual heroism.Learning Outcomes
- Analyse how leadership decisions, doctrine, and assumptions contributed to the defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
- Evaluate the impact of organisational culture, command relationships, and institutional failures on military effectiveness.
- Explain why cultural understanding of adversaries and context is critical to success beyond tactical and technological superiority.
